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Scientific Name: Lepidocephalichthys irrorata Hora, 1921

Synonym: Lepidocephalus irrorata (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Loktak loach
Local/Bangla Name: Puiya (পুইয়া)
Bonyfish : Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

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:

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.

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp xvi+360

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

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