Scientific Name: Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Lepidocephalus guntea (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Guntea loach
Local/Bangla Name: Gutum (গুতুম), Puiya (পুইয়া)
Photo: Balaram mahalder
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Pectoral fin with an osseous spine in males.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in flowing streams, clear standing water, swamps, beels throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; potamodromous)
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.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
