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Scientific Name: Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)
English Name: Pirapitinga
Local/Bangla Name: Piranha (পিরানহা), Rupchanda (রুপচান্দা), Thai rupchanda (থাই রুপচান্দা)
Photo: Fishbase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Description:
The fish has an ovate, compressed body with dorsal and abdominal profiles that are about equally convex. Its body coloration is greyish with a reddish belly, and the margins of the pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins are reddish. The mouth is moderate in size, and the maxilla extends to below the anterior edge of the eye. The dorsal fin is positioned centrally between the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal fin. The pectoral fins are smaller than the head. The anal fin is long, typically with about 25-26 rays. The scales are cycloid and firmly attached to the body surface.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (Pelagic)
Comments:
It is an exotic fish in Bangladesh. It hasbeen introduced from Thailand, China (1990) for culture and marketing.
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.
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