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Scientific Name: Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Onespot barb
Local/Bangla Name: Teri puti (টেরি পুঁটি)
Photo: Rakesh Singha Dev (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
It has elongated, deep and laterally compressed. No barbels. Lateral line incomplete with 22-23 scales in longitudinal series. Body color metallic green above and whitish below with a fairly weak reddish or violet lustre. Green-silvery on flanks. A large round black blotch with golden margin over anal fin. Fins are yellowish in color. Dorsal fin often with numerous dark spots and streaks and often united into a longitudinal band. Fin formula: D. 11 (3/8); P1. 14-15; P2. 9; A. 8 (3/5).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Abundant in rivers, canals, ponds, ditches and inundated fields throughout Bangladesh.
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.
