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Scientific Name: Opsarius tileo (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Barilius tileo (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Tileo baril
Local/Bangla Name: Tila borali (তিলা বরালি)
Bonyfish : Opsarius tileo

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 9 (2/7); P1. 13; P2. 8; A. 13 (3/10). It has deep body with compressed head. Snout is pointed and jaws are not long. Mouth moderate and having complete lateral line. 60-63 scales are present in the lateral line. Scales are small with few radii. Dorsal and caudal fins dark grey with a light pinkish edge.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in hill streams and rivers with pebbly or sandy bottom.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
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.

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

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