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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)
Bonyfish : Hemibagrus menoda

Photo: Hossain MAR (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 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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