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Scientific Name: Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Conta catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Kanti tengra (কান্তি টেংরা)
Photo: Rahman, A.K.A. (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Description:
The fish has an elongated, sub-cylindrical body and a small, oval-shaped head. Its mouth is small with thick, fleshy lips, and it has four pairs of barbels. The caudal fin is forked, with the upper lobe often extending into a long filamentous projection. The pectoral fins are horizontally placed. Its body color is deep brown with a gray back and dirty white underside. The barbels display dark and white rings, while the fins are yellowish with light bands, and the outer rays of the caudal fin have a whitish border.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in flowing streams with sandy bottom and overhanging grasses and emergent vegetations.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
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.
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