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Scientific Name: Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Salmophasia bacaila (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Large razorbelly minnow
Local/Bangla Name: Narikeli chela (নারিকেলি চেলা), Katari (কাতারি), Byaka chela (ব্যাকা চেলা)
Bonyfish : Salmostoma bacaila

Photo: Khan MM (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D ii-iii 7; A iii 10 – 13; P i 11 – 1 – 2; Vi 8. Body elongate and strongly compressed. Mouth oblique. Gill rakers 17 to 21 on first arch. Scales are very small. Lateral line slightly decurved, with 86 to 110, silvery scales. Coloration: Upper side grey-green in life, generally silvery; a broad, lustrous white-green band along margin. Fins hyaline.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Usually found in slow running streams. Adults occur in rivers, ponds, beels and inundated fields.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
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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