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Scientific Name: Schistura beavani (Günther, 1868)

Synonym: Nemacheilus beavani (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Creek loach
Local/Bangla Name: Balichata puiya (বালিকাটা পুইয়া)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Description:
Fin formula: D 1/8; P₁ 1/10-11; P₂ 1/6; A 1/5. Ventral profile is flat with ached dorsal profile. Head is compressed. Crescentic mouth is present that is surrounded by thick lips. Lower lip slightly notched at the middle. Barbels are 3 pairs such as: 2 rostral and 1 maxillary pairs. Pectoral fins are placed horizontally and shorter than head. Caudal fin is forked. Body color: yellowish with transverse dark bands. The bands are continuous over back and those in front of the dorsal are sometimes broken. A conspicuous dark band at the base of the caudal.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in shallow and swift clear streams with pebbly bottom.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

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

Other References:

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

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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