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Scientific Name: Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Onespot barb
Local/Bangla Name: Teri puti (টেরি পুঁটি)
Bonyfish : Puntius terio

Photo: FishBase

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 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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