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Scientific Name: Lepidocephalichthys irrorata Hora, 1921
Synonym: Lepidocephalus irrorata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Loktak loach
Local/Bangla Name: Puiya (পুইয়া)
Photo: Md Mizanur Rahman (IUCN, 2015)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Description:
Dorsal profile greatly arched above pectoral fin, ventral profile nearly straight. Snout curved downward. Mouth is ventral. Eyes ar; minute. Barbels 4 pairs, 2 rostral, 1 maxillary and 1 mandibular pairs. Pale olive with series of fine dark dots. On dorsal surface and sides of head dark specks more closely aggregated. Narrow irregular pale bars on dorsal surface. A dark streak from eye to snout. Fins whitish with numerous dark transverse bars on their rays.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Widely distributed in streams and lakes of Manipur valley.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
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.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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