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Scientific Name: Pethia guganio (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Puntius guganio (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Glass-barb
Local/Bangla Name: Mola puti (মলা পুঁটি), Moulong (মৌলঙ্গী)
Bonyfish : Pethia guganio
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
The body is elongated, with a small head relative to its length. The large eyes occupy most of the head. The upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower, resulting in a marginally downward mouth opening. The pectoral fin is as long as the head excluding the tip, while the dorsal fin is longer than the head. The lateral line is incomplete, comprising 36 scales. The body is transparent with brownish-silver vertical stripes on both sides. There is a small black spot at the front of the dorsal fin base and a mole-like spot on the side of the caudal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in small rivers, canals, beels, ponds and similar water areas in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
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 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.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KT762360  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information