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Scientific Name: Osteochilus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonym: Osteochilus neilli, osteochilus hasseltii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Bonylip barb
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Eko Budi Kuncoro (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Dorsal soft rays 17-19 in total; Anal soft rays: 8. It has a large round blotch on the caudal peduncle. No black mid-lateral stripe; sometimes with a spot above a pectoral fin. It has elongated and laterally compressed body. Dorsal profile is more convex than the abdomen. It has two pairs of barbels; one on the upper jaw (maxillary) and another near the nose (rostral).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults occur in all type of habitats, but usually associated with large streams with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate.
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, 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.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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