Scientific Name: Balitora brucei Gray, 1830
English Name: Gray’s stone loach
Local/Bangla Name: Pathorchata (পাথরচাটা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Description:
The body is elongated with 11 dorsal soft rays and 6-8 anal soft rays. There are 61-66 scales along the lateral line.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in torrential hill streams. Prefers backwater and quiet eddies.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
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