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Scientific Name: Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)

Synonym: Pseudeutropius atherinoides, Neotropius atherinoides (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Indian potasi
Local/Bangla Name: Patasi (পাতাসি), Batasi (বাতাসি)
Bonyfish : Pachypterus atherinoides

Photo: SCOTCAT.COM

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
It has elongated and laterally compressed body. Scales are conspicuously large. Dorsal fin has 2 spines followed by 7 soft rays. and anal fin has 2 spines followed by 8 soft rays. Coloration:Silver body with conspicuous dark markings. Rostral barbels extend to the anterior margin of the orbit. Maxillary barbels end at about the middle of the opercle (gill cover).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit freshwaters and tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (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 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.

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

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