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Scientific Name: Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Long whiskers catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Nona tengra (নোনা টেংরা), Guilla mach (গুইল্লা মাছ)
Bonyfish : Mystus gulio

Photo: Abu Hamas (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Description:
Fin formula: D. I/7; P1. I/8-9; P2. 6; A. 12-15. Head is depressed with elongated and compressed body. Its upper surface rough and granulated. Barbels are four pairs. Maxillary barbels extend to end of pelvic fins. Mouth terminal. Dorsal spine strong and serrated. Caudal fin is forked. Body color bluish-brown on head. Mandibular barbels somewhere black and somewhere white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occur mainly in larger water bodies (rivers and streams) with mud or clay substrates, and rarely found in smaller streams.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; anadromous)
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 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.

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