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Scientific Name: Labeo boga (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Labeo baga (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Boga labeo
Local/Bangla Name: Boga bata (বগা বাটা)
Photo: Hamid Badar Osmany (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 2-3/9-10, P1. 1/15-17, P2. 1/8, A. 2-3/5-6. This fish has a long, lean body (elongated). Dorsal profile more convex than ventral. Snout juts out past its mouth and doesn’t have any flaps on the lateral lobes. It has big eyes, a thin mouth, and rather thick lips. Interestingly, it only has one small pair of barbells on its upper jaw (maxillary). The lateral line has 37 to 39 scales. This fish often has a dark spot above its pectoral fins (fins on the sides), and its fins may have a reddish tint.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits large rivers and their tributaries, above tidal influences.
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.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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