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Scientific Name: Barilius barila (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Barred baril
Local/Bangla Name: Boirali (বৈরালি)
Bonyfish : Barilius barila

Photo: Wikipedia

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D ii 7; A iii 10-11; P i 12; V i 8. It has a thin, elongated body with a mouth that’s not too big or too small. It has two pairs of barbels; one near the nose (rostral) and another near the upper jaw (maxillary). Body is covered in scales with lots of ridges and there are between 43 and 46 scales in total. It has a unique, well-developed bump in front of its pectoral fins. This fish is decorated with a vertical blue stripe and its fins are pinkish, while its back is a dark olive green.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in large hilly streams and shallow clear rivers along foot of hills.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Chen X, Song L, Song Y, Wang Q (2022) Determination and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Barilius barila (Cypriniformes: Danionidae: Chedrinae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7. 2002-2005. 10.1080/23802359.2022.2148824.

Wikipedia(2001) Barilius barila. https://www.wikipedia.org. Accessed 16 July 2024.

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