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Scientific Name: Psilorhynchus sucatio (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: River stone carp
Local/Bangla Name: Titari (তিতারি)
Bonyfish : Psilorhynchus sucatio

Photo: DoF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Psilorhynchidae
Description:
The body is elongated, flattened, and depressed anteriorly, transitioning to cylindrical and compressed posteriorly. The head is extremely depressed and spatulate. The mouth is small and inferior.The snout and much of the head are covered with pores. The gill-opening is narrow, with the membrane broadly united with the isthmus. The species lacks barbels, and the lips are fleshy. The dorsal origin is slightly closer to the snout tip than to the caudal base. The pectorals and pelvics are placed horizontally, with 6-7 outer rays of the pectorals and 2 outer rays of the pelvics being unbranched. The lateral series has 30-34 scales. The body is reddish-brown with irregular black blotches along the middle of the sides.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs mainly in the edges of sandy streams. Common near emergent or overhanging vegetation. Prefers pools and run areas of mountain streams.
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 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 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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF170951  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information