Scientific Name: Sisor rhabdophorus Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Sisor catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Sisor (সিসোর), Chyaka (চ্যাকা), Chenuya (চেনুয়া)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
Fin formula: D. I/6; P1. I/8; P2. 7; A. 6; C. 11. It has elongated body with small inferior mouth. Six pairs of barbels are present; one maxillary pair and five mandibular pairs. Adipose fin present in the form of a spine. Pectoral fins horizontal. Series of bony plates from dorsal base to caudal base. Body color blackish on back and lighter below.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits streams with sandy bottom and strong currents.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal; potamodromous)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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