Scientific Name: Ichthyocampus carce (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Ichthyocampus ponticerianus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Freshwater pipefish
Local/Bangla Name: Kera Kumirer Khil (ক্যারা কুমিরের খিল)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits relatively still waters. Most frequently found in rivers, streams and estuaries.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (demersal; amphidromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 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.
