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Scientific Name: Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Rice-paddy eel
Local/Bangla Name: Boro balachata (বোরো বালাচাটা), Balachata (বালাচাটা), Kharu (খারু), Hizra (হিজরা)
Bonyfish : Pisodonophis boro

Labcode: F1608sb96 , F1608sb97

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Description:
Colouration generally uniform. Olive brown above, lighter below. Body moderately elongate and laterally compressed posteriorly. Snout moderately developed, subconical. Anterior nostril tubular, posterior before eye. Dorsalfin origin above gill-opening. Pectoral fins moderate, broad-based. Tip of tail finless. Lateral line inconspicuous.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Common in estuaries, ascends most rivers and rice fields. Lives in holes in river bottom.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; anadromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
Main References:

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