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Scientific Name: Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Indian gagata
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Priyankar Chakraborty (Flicker)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 9 – 12. Caudal fin with transverse black bar across peduncle and round or square black spot on middle of each lobe. Dorsal fin with black spot on distal part of anterior rays. Anal fin with 4-5 simple rays, 9-11 branched rays. Snout tip acutely pointed in lateral view, with tip separated from the rest of the snout by distinct notch.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in fresh and tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal)
Other References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
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.
