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Scientific Name: Labeo dyocheilus (McClelland, 1839)
Synonym: Labeo dero (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Brahmaputra labeo, Gardi
Local/Bangla Name: Lasu rui (লাসু রুই)
Photo: ArunRana (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
It has elongated body. Mouth narrow and subinferior. Scales are small. Body color is generally silver with a darker back.The head is relatively small. It has a pointed snout.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in rivers of Dinajpur and Mymensingh.
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:
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.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
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