Fin formula: D XVII-XVIII 6-9; A XVIII-XXII 11-13; P 9. It has compressed body. Small and protractile mouth is present. Dorsal spine is posteriorly increasing. Caudal fin slightly emarginated. Dorsal soft and pointed. A filiform ray present at the pelvics which is extended to the caudal. Lateral line not complete that is interrupted and sometimes absent.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Widely distributed in pools, ditches, inundated fields, ponds and beels.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
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.