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Scientific Name: Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Dangila danio, Moustached danio, Olive danio
Local/Bangla Name: Gofi chela (গোফি চেলা), Nipati (নিপাতি)
Bonyfish : Danio dangila

Photo: Subham Kumar Rout (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
This fish has a long, flattened body (laterally compressed) with a belly that curves more prominently than its back. Its mouth is positioned diagonally on the underside of its head. It has four barbels near its nose, two on each side. The tail fin (caudal fin) is slightly notched. It has a complete lateral line, a sensory line that runs along its side, with a slight dip. This line is made up of 36 to 40 scales, with a count of 38 specifically on the line itself. The back of the fish is olive green, while the sides and belly are silvery with several blue stripes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in hill-streams.
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.

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp xvi+360

Ahmed A, Rahman MM, Mandal S (2015) Biodiversity of Hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa. 3700. 283-92. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.2.6.

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

iNaturalist (2008) Danio dangila .https://uk.inaturalist.org/photos/23431375 . Accessed 16 July2024.

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