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Scientific Name: Labeo bata (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Bata
Local/Bangla Name: Ilshe bata (ইলশে বাটা), Vanggon bata (ভাঙ্গন বাটা)
Photo: Fishbase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
This fish has a elongated and laterally compressed body. Its dorsal profile more convex than abdomen. The front of its head (snout) is blunt rather than pointed. There are two small maxillary barbels on its upper jaw, but they’re tucked inside a fold of skin around its mouth (labial fold) and not easily seen. The dorsal fin starts halfway between the tip of its snout. The pelvic fins are positioned slightly closer to the tip of the snout than the base of the tail fin (caudal base). The upper half of its body is bluish or darkish, while the lower half is silvery. The gill cover (opercle) is a light orange color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults occur in rivers, lakes, ponds and ditches.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic; potamodromous)
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.
