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Scientific Name: Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Tengara catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Dora tengra (ডোরা টেংরা), Tengra (টেংরা)
Photo: Subham Kumar Rout (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Description:
Fin formula: D I 7; A ii-iii 9-10; P I 8; V i 5. Body is elongated and slightly compressed. Head depressed. and mouth terminal. Dorsal spine long upto head keep out the head. Pectoral spine with 10 to13 denticulations. 4-5 longitudinal bands along sides and adipose fin is short. Upper lobe of caudal fin longer. Body color yellow or brown with a dark spot on shoulder. Barbels are 4 pairs in total.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit rivers and ponds in plains and submontane regions in flowing and standing waters.
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.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
