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Scientific Name: Puntius chola (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Swamp barb
Local/Bangla Name: Chola puti (চোলা পুঁটি)
Photo: Nuwan Chathuranga (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 and anal soft rays: 8 in total. It has deep and compressed body. Single maxillary pair of barbels present. Last simple dorsal ray moderately strong and smooth. It has complete lateral line with 24-28 scales. scales from dorsal fin origin to lateral line 6 and those from lateral line to pelvic fin origin 4; predorsal scales 11, circumpeduncular scales 14, pre-pelvic scales 11, pre-anal scales 19.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits streams, rivers, canals, beels, haors, ponds and inundated fields. Occurs mainly in shallow water.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
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.
