List of fishes in Bangladesh
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fish-loving nation, acquiring the name "Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali" (which means, Bengali by fish and rice).[1][2]
Ilish
is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from the wild and farmed in man-made ponds.
Fishes of Bangladesh[3]
Local Bengali name |
Name in Bengali | Status | Common English name | Scientific name | Image |
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Artamim | আইড়/আরটামিম/আড় | native | Long-whiskered catfish | Sperata aor | |
Along[4] |
এলং | native | Bengal Barb |
Megarasbora elenga | |
Anju |
আনজু | native | Zebrafish | Danio rerio |
|
Baila | sucky | native | catfish | Hemibagrus menoda | |
Bagair |
বাগাইর/বাঘাইর | native | Dwarf goonch | Bagarius bagarius | |
Baan or Baanehara |
বানমাছ
বানেহারা |
native | Indian mottled eel | Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis | |
Baan or Pakal or Bamush | বানমাছ
পাঁকাল বামুশ |
native | Bengal eel | Ophisternon bengalense | |
Bai-la | বাইলা | native | Awaous guamensis | ||
Baim |
বাইম | native | Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel | Mastacembelus armatus
|
|
Boitka | বইটকা | native | Labeo pangusia | ||
Bhetki |
ভেটকী | native | Barramundi | Lates calcarifer |
|
Balichura | বালিচুরা | native | Balitora minnow |
Psilorhynchus balitora | |
Balichura |
বালিচুরা | endemic | Rainbow minnow | Psilorhynchus gracilis |
|
Bansh-pata/Debari |
বাঁশপাতা/দেবারি | native | Sind danio | Devario devario |
|
Bansh-pata/Bati | বাঁশপাতা/বাটা | native | Broad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mullet | Paramugil parmatus | |
Barali | বারালি / বোরালি | native | Barred baril | Barilius barila | |
Baril/Joiya | বারিল/জইয়া | native | Hamilton's barila | Barilius bendelisis | |
Basa fish
|
বাসা/পাংগাস | introduced | Basa fish | Pangasius bocourti
|
|
Bata/Bangna |
বাটা/বাংনা | native | Reba | Labeo ariza |
|
Bata | বাটা | native | Bata | Labeo bata | |
Batasi |
বাতাসি | native | Indian Batasi | Neotropius atherinoides |
|
Bechi |
বেচি | native | Whitespot/Blue panchax | Aplocheilus panchax |
|
Bele | বেলে | native | Scribbled goby | Awaous grammepomus | |
Bhadi puti |
ভাদি পুঁটি | native | Pool barb | Puntius sophore |
|
Bhangan | ভাঙন/ভাঙ্গন | native | Boga labeo | Labeo boga | |
Bhol |
ভোল | native | Trout barb | Raiamas bola |
|
Bhola Bhetki | ভোলা ভেটকি | native | Jewfish | Nibea soldado | |
Kuli/Bhut bele | কুলি/ভূত বেলে | native | Dusky sleeper | Eleotris fusca | |
Bilchuri |
বিলচুরি | native | Mottled loach | Acanthocobitis botia |
|
Boaal[5] | বোয়াল | native | Wallago | Wallago attu | |
Borguni | বোরগুনি | native | Jarbua terapon | Terapon jarbua | |
Bou/Rani | বৌমাছ/রানি | native | Bengal loach | Botia dario | |
Bou mach | বৌমাছ/রানি | questionable | Hora loach | Botia dayi | |
Murari | মুরারি | native | Carplet | Aspidoparia morar | |
Magor/Shing | মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ | native | torrent catfish | Amblyceps mangois | |
Gong Tengra | গং টেংরা | native | Gagata gagata | ||
Magur/Shing | মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ | native | Gagata youssoufi | ||
Chandan Ilish |
চন্দনা/চন্দন ইলিশ | native | Toli shad | Tenualosa toli |
|
Chapila | চাপিলা | native | Ganges River Gizzard Shad | Gonialosa manmina | |
Chapila | চাপিলা | native | Indian River Shad | Gudusia chapra | |
Chebli |
চেবলি | native | Giant Danio |
Devario aequipinnatus |
|
Cheka | চেকা | native | Squarehead Catfish |
Chaca chaca | |
Chela |
চেলা | questionable | Silver razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma acinaces |
|
Chep chela/Laubucha | চেপ চেলা/লাউবুচা | native | Indian Glass Barb | Chela laubuca | |
Chewa | চেওয়া | native | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | ||
Chitol[5] | চিতল/ চেতল | native | Clown Knifefish |
Chitala chitala | |
Pholi |
ফলি | native | Bronze featherback | Notopterus notopterus |
|
Chuno |
চুনো | native | Honey gourami | Trichogaster chuna |
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Chunobele | চুনোবেলে | native | Gobiopterus chuno | ||
Common carp | কমন কার্প | introduced | Common carp | Cyprinus carpio carpio | |
Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Boddart's goggle-eyed goby | Boleophthalmus boddarti | |
Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Walking goby | Scartelaos histophorus | |
Dari (fish) | ডারি | native | Schistura scaturigina | ||
Darkina |
দারকিনা | native | Flying barb | Esomus danricus |
|
Darkina |
দারকিনা | native | Slender rasbora | Rasbora daniconius |
|
Darkina |
দারকিনা | native | Gangetic scissortail rasbora | Rasbora rasbora |
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Dhal magor | ঢাল মাগুর | native | Glyptothorax telchitta | ||
Ek thouta |
এক থৌতা | questionable | Wrestling halfbeak | Dermogenys pusilla |
|
Gechua | গেছুয়া | native | Channa gachua | ||
Gechua |
গেছুয়া | native | Walking snakehead | Channa orientalis |
|
Gagla |
গাগলা | native | Gagora catfish | Arius gagora |
|
Gong magor | গং মাগুর | native | Gray eel-catfish | Plotosus canius | |
Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Gagata cenia | ||
Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Gogangra viridescens | ||
Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Nangra nangra | ||
Kabashi Tengra | গুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরা | native | Gangetic mystus |
Mystus cavasius | |
Ghor poi-ya |
ঘর পোয়া | native | Sucker head |
Garra gotyla gotyla |
|
Ghonia | ঘনিয়া | native | Boggut labeo | Labeo boggut |
|
Ghor poa | ঘর পোয়া | introduced | Garra annandalei | ||
Ghora chela | ঘোড়া চেলা | native | Securicula gora |
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Ghora mach | ঘোড়া মাছ | native | Labeo dyocheilus | ||
Gilipunti | গিলি পুঁটি | native | Golden barb | Puntius gelius |
|
Gobi (fish) |
বেলে | native | Apocryptes bato |
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Goti poa | গোটি পোয়া | native | Largescale archerfish |
Toxotes chatareus | |
Gojar | গজার | native | Great snakehead |
Channa marulius | |
Grass carp | গ্রাস কার্প | introduced | Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella |
|
Gura tengra | গুরা টেঙ্গরা | native | Chandramara chandramara | ||
Gutum | গুতুম | native | Annandale loach | Lepidocephalichthys annandalei | |
Gutum | গুতুম | native | Guntea loach |
Lepidocephalichthys guntea | |
Gurjāli | গুরজালি, গুরজাউলি | native | Indian Salmon
|
Eleutheronema tetradactylum | |
Hatchetfish |
native | Chela cachius |
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Ilish | ইলিশ | native | The Great Ilish, Hilsa |
Tenualosa ilisha |
|
Jaya | জয়া | native | Jaya | Aspidoparia jaya | |
Kechhki |
কাচকি | native | Ganges river sprat |
Corica soborna | |
Kechhki |
কাচকি | native | Yellowtail mullet | Sicamugil cascasia |
|
Kajuli |
কাজুলি | native | Gangetic ailia |
Ailia coila | |
Kajuli |
কাজুলি | native | Jamuna Ailia | Ailiichthys punctata |
|
Kakila | কাকিলা | native | Freshwater garfish |
Xenentodon cancila | |
Kalibaus | কালিবাউস/ কালবোশ | native | Orange-fin labeo | Labeo calbasu |
|
Kachon punti | কাচোন পুঁটি | native | Rosy barb | Puntius conchonius |
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Kani pabda | কানি পাবদা | native | Butter catfish | Ompok bimaculatus | |
Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Glyptothorax cavia | ||
Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Painted catfish | Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi | |
Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Pseudolaguvia shawi | ||
Karati hangar | করাতি হাঙর | native | Knifetooth sawfish | Anoxypristis cuspidata |
|
Kathal pata | কাঁঠাল পাতা | native | Pan sole | Brachirus pan | |
Katla[5] | কাতলা | native | Indian Carp, | Catla catla |
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Keti (fish) | কেটি | native | Osteobrama cotio cotio |
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Kholshe, Khoulsha | খলশে,
খৌলশা |
native | Banded gourami |
Colisa fasciata |
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Goroy | গরই | native | Banded gourami |
Colisa fasciata |
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Khaksa | খাকসা | native | Barilius barna |
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Kharu | খারু | native | Rice-paddy eel | Pisodonophis boro |
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Khoyra | খয়রা | native | Chatoessus manminna | ||
Khorsula | খোরসুলা | native | Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula |
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Koi | কৈ | native | Climbing gourami | Anabas cobojius | |
Koirka | কৈরকা | native | Schistura corica |
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Koitor | কোইটুর | native | Coitor croaker | Johnius coitor | |
Koksa | ককসা | native | Barilius shacra | ||
Kosuati | কোসুয়াটি | native | Oreichthys cosuatis | ||
Kuchia | কুঁচে, কুচিয়া, কুইচ্চা | native | Swamp eel | Monopterus cuchia | |
Kuli (fish) | কুলি | native | Duckbill sleeper |
Butis butis |
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Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Deocata pipefish |
Microphis deocata | |
Kursha (fish) | কুরসা | native | Kalabans | Sinilabeo dero | |
Kuta kanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Conta catfish | Erethistes pusillus | |
Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | |||
Lal kholisha | লাল খোলিশা/ খলশে | native | Dwarf gourami | Colisa lalia | |
Lotey | লোটে/ল্যাটা/লেটা/লইট্যা | native | Bombay Duck | Harpadon nehereus |
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Lomba chanda | লম্বা চাঁদা | native | Elongate glass-perchlet | Chanda nama |
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Modhu pabda | মধু পাবদা | native | Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | |
Magur |
মাগুর | introduced | Walking Catfish |
Clarias batrachus |
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Minor carp | native | Crossocheilus latius |
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Mola punti | মলা পুঁটি | native | Glass-barb | Puntius guganio |
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Mola |
মলা | native | Mola Carplet | Amblypharyngodon microlepis |
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Mōŭralā
|
মৌরলা | native | Indian Carplet | Amblypharyngodon mola
|
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Mrigel[5] |
মৃগেল, মিরগেল | native | Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus |
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Muri bacha | মুরি বাচা | native | Eutropiichthys murius | ||
Muribacha | মুরিবাচা | native | Garua Bachcha | Clupisoma garua | |
Nandil | নানডিল | native | Labeo nandina | ||
Napte koi | নাপতে কই | native | Badis | Badis badis | |
Neftani | নেফটেনি | native | Frail gourami | Ctenops nobilis |
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Nilotica | নিলোটিকা | introduced | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus |
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Nur Pur | নদয় | native | Gangetic leaffish |
Nandus nandus | |
Nuna bailla | নুনা বেলে | native | Brachygobius nunus | ||
Nuna-tengra | নুনা টেংরা | native | Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | |
Olive danio | native | Danio dangila | |||
Pakal | পাঁকাল | native | Eel | Anguilliformes sp. | |
Pabda | পাবদা | native | Indian Catfish | Callichrus pabda | |
Panga | পাঙ্গা | native | Java loach | Pangio oblonga |
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Pangas | পাঙ্গাস / পাঙাশ | native | Yellowtail catfish |
Pangasius pangasius | |
Pankal baim | পনকাল বাইম / পাঁকাল বাম | native | Barred spiny eel |
Macrognathus pancalus | |
Parshe | পারশে | native | Flathead grey mullet | Mugil cephalus | |
Pathar chata | পাথর চাটা | native | Barilius tileo |
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Phasa (fish) | ফাশা/ ফ্যাঁসা | questionable | Gangetic hairfin anchovy | Setipinna phasa | |
Phopa chanda | ফোপা চান্দা/ ফোঁপা চাঁদা | native | Himalayan glassy perchlet | Pseudambassis baculis | |
Phutani punti | ফুটনি পুঁটি | native | Spottedsail barb | Puntius phutunio |
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Poa (fish) | পোয়া | native | Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | |
Pomfret | চাঁদা, পমফ্রেট | native | Pomfret | Brama brama
|
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Potka | পটকা | native | Green pufferfish | Tetraodon fluviatilis |
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Pug-headed mud skipper | native | Giant mudskipper | Periophthalmodon schlosseri |
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Puiya | পুয়া | native | Burmese loach | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | |
Puti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Swamp barb | Puntius chola |
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Punti | পুঁটি | native | Small freshwater fish | Punctius ticto |
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Putitor mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Golden mahseer |
Tor putitora | |
Mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Tor Tor | ||
Rajputi | রাজ পুঁটি | introduced | Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus |
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Ranga chanda | রাঙ্গা চান্দা / রাঙা চাঁদা | native | Indian glassy fish |
Parambassis ranga | |
Rata boura | রাটা বউরা | native | Purple spaghetti-eel | Moringua raitaborua |
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Rita (fish) | রিটা | native | Rita | Rita rita | |
Bacha | বাচা | native | Bacha | Eutropiichthys vacha | |
Rui // Rohu[5] | রুই | native | Indian Rui //
Rohu |
Labeo rohita |
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Sapla pata | শাপলা পাটা | native | Pale-edged stingray | Dasyatis zugei |
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Savon khorka | শভন খোরকা | native | Schistura savona | ||
Shada ghonia | সাদা ঘনিয়া | native | Kuria labeo | Labeo gonius |
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Shankhachii | শানকাচি | native | Banded eagle ray | Aetomylaeus nichofii |
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Shillong (fish) | শিলঙ্গ | native | Silond catfish |
Silonia silondia | |
Shingi | শিঙি /শিঙ্গঘি | native | Stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | |
Shol | শৌল / শোল | native | Snakehead murrel |
Channa striata | |
Sarpunti | সরপুঁটি | native | Olive barb | Puntius sarana |
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Silver carp | সিলভার কার্প | introduced | Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
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Kuicha |
কুইচা | native | Longfin Snake-eel |
Pisodonophis cancrivorus |
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Striped dwarf catfish |
native | Mystus tengara | |||
Songkor | Sea | ||||
Sunkush | শুনকুশ | questionable | Dwarf whipray |
Himantura walga |
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Taki (fish) | টাকি | native | Spotted snakehead |
Channa punctata | |
Topshe | তপসে/ তপস্বী | native | Mango Fish / Cichlid | Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii | |
Tara baim | তারা বাইম | native | Lesser spiny eel | Macrognathus aculeatus |
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Tengra | টেংরা | native | Tyangra | Batasio batasio, Mystus tengara, | |
Tepa |
ট্যাঁপা | native | Ocellated pufferfish | Tetraodon cutcutia |
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Teri punti | টেরা পুঁনটি | native | Onespot barb | Puntius terio |
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Tiashol | টিয়াশোল | native | Barca snakehead | Channa barca |
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Telapia | তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Indian Tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus |
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Tit punti | native | Ticto barb | Puntius ticto |
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Titari | টাটারি | native | River stone carp |
Psilorhynchus sucatio | |
Tor mahseer |
মহাশির | native | Tor mahseer |
Tor tor | |
Utii |
উটি | native | Chaguni | Chagunius chagunio |
References
- ^ "Fishy business of "Mache Bhate Bangali" – Policy Research Institute". Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Amar Khamar brings Bengal's indigenous produce from farms to tables". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Bangladesh | BdFISH Feature". en.bdfish.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ মারিব মৎস্য, খাইব সুখে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Fishes of Bangladesh - Angling in Bangladesh". Angling in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
External links
- Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home (BdFISH)
- Fish's of Bangladesh
- Sea Fish BD