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Scientific Name: Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968
English Name: Goalpara loach
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Md. Mizanur Rahman (IUCN,2015)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 2/7; P1. 2/8; P2. 1/5; A 2/5. It has a long, rounded body that’s slightly flattened on the sides. Its head is relatively small with big eyes located just below the skin surface. Snout comes to a point, and the fin on its back is positioned much closer to its tail than to its head. The mouth is on the underside and shaped like a horseshoe. There’s a thick fold of skin in front of its upper lip that looks like another lip. The caudal fin has a shallow notch in the middle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Live in clear flowing water streams with sandy to rocky bottom.
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.
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