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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)
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:
Also found in marine envirment
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, 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.
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