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Scientific Name: Cabdio jaya (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Jaya
Local/Bangla Name: Piyali (পিয়ালি), Piyashi (পিয়াসি), Joya (জয়া)
Photo: Md. Rashdiul Islam (FishBase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 2/7; P1. 14-15; P2. 8; A. 2 / 7. It has elogated body. Barbels are absent; lower jaw with a sharp crescentric body edges. It has small mouth with blunt snout. Lateral line curved with 45-49 scales along lateral line. Upper lip present but lower lip is absent. Body coloration: Silvery in body; back darkish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in rivers of the northern part of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
