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Scientific Name: Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Silond catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Silon (সিলন), Silong (সিলং), Dai mach (ডাই মাছ)
Photo: Hossain, M.A.R. (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Description:
Fin formula: D1. I/7; D. 0; P. I/11-13; V. 6; A. 40-46 (4/35-44); C. 17. It has a long and flattened body from the sides (elongated and deeply compressed). Its mouth is located at the tip of its snout (terminal). The front part of its head (snout) is wide and rounded. There are two pairs of barbels. The single stiff spine in its dorsal fin is weaker than the spine in its pectoral fin. Both spines have small notches along their back edges near the tail (finely serrated posteriorly).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit rivers. Adults ascend from estuaries into large rivers for breeding during monsoons.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; amphidromous)
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.
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