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Scientific Name: Erethistes pussilus Müller & Troschel, 1849
English Name: Moth catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Kuta kanti (কুটা কান্তি), Tin kata pushil (তিন কাটা পুশিল)
Photo: DoF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. I/5; P1. I/5; P2. 6; A. 8; C. 14-16. Body is moderately elongated and flattened ventrally. Head pointed anteriorly with small mouth and four pairs of barbels. Dorsal spine distinctly serrated. Pectoral spine with 9-12 divergent serrae on anterior edge. Body color yellowish-brown above and lighter below. Barbels annulated with black and fins with dusky bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs mainly in hill streams. Found in muddy parts of rivers overgrown with vegetation.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
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