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Scientific Name: Labeo catla (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Catla catla, Gibelion catla (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Catla
Local/Bangla Name: Catla (কাতলা)
Bonyfish : Labeo catla

Photo: iNaturalist ( Khalid Mahmood)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
It has a deep body with noticeably large scales. Its mouth is large and curves upwards, with a lower jaw. The fins on its sides (pectoral fins) are long and reach all the way back to the smaller pelvic fins located further down on its belly. The fin on its back (dorsal fin) has 17 soft rays, while the fin on its underside (anal fin) has 7 to 8 soft rays and lacks any spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults occur in rivers, lakes and culture ponds.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (benthopelagic; potamodromous)
Comments:
In GBIF : Gibelion catla is accepted
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

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.

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Zhilik AA (2020) Molecular diversity of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh assessed by DNA barcoding. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(1), 1-19.

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iNaturalist (2008) Labeo catla .https://uk.inaturalist.org/photos/23431375 . Accessed 16 July2024.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MG969520  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information