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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)
Photo: Md. Rashdiul Islam (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, 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.
