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Scientific Name: Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Mystus menoda (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Menoda catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Gang magur (গাং মাগুর), Ghagla (ঘাগলা), Kaun magur (কাউন মাগুর)
Photo: Hossain, M.A.R. (Fishbae)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Description:
It has elongated and laterally compressed body. Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 – 13. Head is dorso-ventrally flattened. A pattern of dark dots arranged in vertical columns on the sides of the body. It has a convex snout and a broad, shallowly incised humeral process.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits rivers and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is usually dug out from the bottom of ponds where they lie buried in soft, wet clay.
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.
