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Scientific Name: Salmostoma acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844)

Synonym: Salmostoma argentea (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Silver razorbelly minnow
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Bonyfish : Salmostoma acinaces

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 10 (3/7); P1. 12; P2. 8; A. 19-20 (2-3/17). The fish has an elongated body that is compressed, with a more convex ventral profile than dorsal. Its mouth is oblique and directed somewhat upwards. There are 12 to 22 short, closely set gill rakers on the lower arm of the first gill arch. The dorsal fin originates from above or slightly behind the anal fin. The pectoral fins are slightly larger than the head. Pelvic fins originate closer to the anal fin origin than to the pectoral fin origin. Scales are large, and the pectoral and pelvic fins have axillary scales. The lateral line is slightly curved or concave, typically with 45-48 scales.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in streams canals of Meghna drainage.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
Main References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

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.

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2024) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2024).

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