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Scientific Name: Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)

Synonym: Danio aequipinnatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Giant danio
Local/Bangla Name: Monju (মঞ্জু)
Bonyfish : Devario aequipinnatus

Photo: iNaturalist

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
The fish has an elongated and compressed body with an oblique mouth cleft. It has two pairs of minute barbels. The lateral line is concave, running along the lower edge of the body and comprises 32-34 scales, with 2.5 rows between the lateral line and the base of the pelvic fins, and 13 rows before the dorsal fin. The body color is a bright metallic blue, greenish dorsally, featuring 2-3 parallel lateral lines of yellow that break into spots anteriorly. The fins vary in color from yellow to deep orange-red, and there is a dark shoulder patch present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in upland streams with pebbles sandy bottoms.
Environment:
Freshwater (Pelagic)
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 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.

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