Paracanthocobitis botia – Freshwater Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

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Scientific Name: Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Nemacheilus botia, Nemachilus botia, Acanthocobitis botia (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Mottled loach

Local/Bangla Name: Katuri puiya (কাটুরি পুইয়া), Gutum (গুতুম), Puiya (পুইয়া)

Photo: Rejoice Gassah (iNaturalist)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Description:

It has slender body that is cylindrical anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. Dorsal profile slightly arched with flatended ventral profile. Eyes are small. Mouth crescentic, and surrounded by fleshy lips. Three pairs of barbels are present. Dorsal fin inserted ahead of the pelvic fin. Edge of the dorsal fin straight, nearly as long as the head, reaching below the origin of the dorsal. Caudal fin is slightly emarginate. Lateral line usually complete. Body color: light olive to yellowish-orange with 10-14 blackish irregular bands descending from the back and ending in dark. Fin formula: D 2/11; P₁ 10; P₂ 1/7; A 1/5

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Inhabits in clear water, swift flowing streams with rocks, pebbles and sand.

Environment:

Freshwater (Demersal)

Main References:

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

Other References:

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, 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.

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

Mahalder B, Mustafa MG (2013) Introduction to fish species diversity: Sunamganj haor region within CBRMP's working area. Community Based Resource Management Project-LGED, Worldfish, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 75.

iNaturalist (2008) Paracanthocobitis botia .https://uk.inaturalist.org/photos/23431375 . Accessed 16 July2024.