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Scientific Name: Olyra longicaudata McClelland, 1842

Synonym: Olyra kempi (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Longtail catfish, Himalayan olyra
Local/Bangla Name: Vot shinggi (ভট শিঙ্গি)
Bonyfish : Olyra longicaudata

Photo: SCOTCAT.COM

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Olyridae
Description:
It has rayed dorsal fin. Adipose fin extending up to about an eye diameter behind last anal fin ray. Pectoral fin not reaching pelvics. Spine strong, serrated on both edges. Body coloration: redish-brown. A narrow and faint dark band along the lateral line. Two pale brown bands, one above and the other below the band along the lateral line. Barbels are blackish in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits in swift-flowing river with bottom of rocks and boulders.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

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

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

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.

Ahmed A, Rahman MM, Mandal S (2015) Biodiversity of Hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa. 3700. 283-92. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.2.6.

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Zhilik AA (2020) Molecular diversity of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh assessed by DNA barcoding. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(1), 1-19.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF176156 KT762373  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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