Salmostoma phulo – Freshwater Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

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Scientific Name: Salmostoma phulo (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Salmophasia bacaila (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Finescale razorbelly minnow

Local/Bangla Name: Ful chela (ফুল চেলা), Chela (চেলা)

Photo: Islam Md. R (Fishbase)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Description:

Body is elogated and compressed laterally. Eyes are situated on the anterior part of head.The lower jaw extends up to the front margin of the orbit. Dorsal fin starts opposite the origin of the anal fin. Pectoral does not reach the pelvic. Caudal fin is deeply forked; lower lobe longer. Lateral line is complete and curves gently downwards with 99-112 scales. Body colour is silvery with a bright silvery lateral band. Fin Formula: D. 9(2/7); P1. 11; P2. 8; A. 18-20(2/16-18).

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Widely distributed in streams, canals, ponds, beels and inundated fields throughtout Bangladesh.

Environment:

Freshwater (Benthopelagic)

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.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Ahmed A, Rahman MM, Mandal S (2015) Biodiversity of Hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa. 3700. 283-92. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.2.6.

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Zhilik AA (2020) Molecular diversity of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh assessed by DNA barcoding. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(1), 1-19.

Mahalder B, Mustafa MG (2013) Introduction to fish species diversity: Sunamganj haor region within CBRMP's working area. Community Based Resource Management Project-LGED, Worldfish, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 75.

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