List of fishes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds and is notable for being a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name "Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali" which means, "Bengali by fish and rice".
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Ilish is the national fish of the country where it contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are caught both from natural resources and by farming in self-made ponds.
Fishes of Bangladesh
Local Bengali
name |
Name in Bengali | Status | Common English name | Scientific Name | Picture | |
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Artamim | আইড়/আরটামিম/আড় | native | Long-whiskered catfish | Sperata aor | ||
Along[1] | এলং | native | Bengal Barb | Megarasbora elanga | ||
Angrot/Kharsa | এংরট | native | Angrot | Labeo angra | ||
Anju | আনজু | native | Zebrafish | Danio rerio | ||
Arwari | আরওয়ারি | native | Menoda 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 | Indian Jewfish | Nibea soldado | ||
Kuli/Bhut bele | কুলি/ভূত বেলে | native | Dusky sleeper | Eleotris fusca | ||
Bilchuri | বিলচুরি | native | Mottled loach | Acanthocobitis botia | ||
Boaal[2][2][2][2][2][2][2] [1] | 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 | Indian 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[2][2][2][2][2][2][2] [1] | চিতল/ চেতল | native | Clown Knifefish | Chitala chitala | ||
Pholi | ফলি | native | Bronze featherback | Notopterus notopterus | ||
Chuno | চুনো | native | Honey gourami | Trichogaster chuna | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
Ghora mach | ঘোড়া মাছ | native | Labeo dyocheilus | |||
Gilipunti | গিলি পুঁটি | native | Golden barb | Puntius gelius | ||
Gobi (fish) | বেলে | native | Apocryptes bato | |||
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 | ||||
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 | ||
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[2][2][2][2][2][2][2] [1] [ [1]] | কাতলা | native | Indian Carp,
Indian Katla |
Catla catla | ||
Keti (fish) | কেটি | native | Osteobrama cotio cotio | |||
Kholshe, Khoulsha | খলশে,
খৌলশা |
native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | ||
Goroy | গরই | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | ||
Khaksa | খাকসা | native | Barilius barna | |||
Kharu | খারু | native | Rice-paddy eel | Pisodonophis boro | ||
Khoyra | খয়রা | native | Chatoessus manminna | |||
Khorsula | খোরসুলা | native | Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula | ||
Koi | কৈ | native | Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus | ||
Koirka | কৈরকা | native | Schistura corica | |||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Lomba chanda | লম্বা চাঁদা | native | Elongate glass-perchlet | Chanda nama | ||
Modhu pabda | মধু পাবদা | native | Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | ||
Magur | মাগুর | introduced | Walking Catfish | Clarias batrachus | ||
Minor carp | native | Crossocheilus latius | ||||
Mola punti | মলা পুঁটি | native | Glass-barb | Puntius guganio | ||
Mola | মলা | native | Mola Carplet | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | ||
Mōŭralā | মৌরলা | native | Indian Carplet | Amblypharyngodon mola | ||
Mrigel[2][2][2][2][2][2][2] [1] [ [1]] | মৃগেল, মিরগেল | native | Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | ||
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 | ||
Nilotica | নিলোটিকা | introduced | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Poa (fish) | পোয়া | native | Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | ||
Pomfret | চাঁদা, পমফ্রেট | native | Pomfret | Brama brama | ||
Potka | পটকা | native | Green pufferfish | Tetraodon fluviatilis | ||
Pug-headed mud skipper | native | Giant mudskipper | Periophthalmodon schlosseri | |||
Puiya | পুয়া | native | Burmese loach | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | ||
Punti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Swamp barb | Puntius chola | ||
Punti | পুঁটি | native | Small freshwater fish | Punctius ticto | ||
Putitor mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Golden mahseer | Tor putitora | ||
Mohashoul[2][2][2][2][2][2][2] [1] | মহাশোল | native | Tor Tor | |||
Rajputi | রাজ পুঁটি | introduced | Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus | ||
Ranga chanda | রাঙ্গা চান্দা / রাঙা চাঁদা | native | Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | ||
Rata boura | রাটা বউরা | native | Purple spaghetti-eel | Moringua raitaborua | ||
Rita (fish) | রিটা | native | Rita | Rita rita | ||
Bacha | বাচা | native | Bacha | Eutropiichthys vacha | ||
Rui // Rohu[2] | রুই | native | Indian Rui //
Rohu |
Labeo rohita | ||
Sapla pata | শাপলা পাটা | native | Pale-edged stingray | Dasyatis zugei | ||
Savon khorka | শভন খোরকা | native | Schistura savona | |||
Shada ghonia | সাদা ঘনিয়া | native | Kuria labeo | Labeo gonius | ||
Shankhachii | শানকাচি | native | Banded eagle ray | Aetomylaeus nichofii | ||
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 | ||
Silver carp | সিলভার কার্প | introduced | Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | ||
Kuicha | কুইচা | native | Longfin Snake-eel | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | ||
Striped dwarf catfish | native | Mystus tengara | ||||
Songkor | Sea | |||||
Sunkush | শুনকুশ | questionable | Dwarf whipray | Himantura walga | ||
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 | ||
Tengra | টেংরা | native | Tyangra | Batasio batasio, Mystus tengara,
Macrones vittalus |
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Tepa | ট্যাঁপা | native | Ocellated pufferfish | Tetraodon cutcutia | ||
Teri punti | টেরা পুঁনটি | native | Onespot barb | Puntius terio | ||
Tiashol | টিয়াশোল | native | Barca snakehead | Channa barca | ||
Telapia | তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Indian Tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | ||
Tit punti | native | Ticto barb | Puntius ticto | |||
Titari | টাটারি | native | River stone carp | Psilorhynchus sucatio | ||
Tor mahseer | মহাশির | native | Tor mahseer | Tor tor | ||
Utii | উটি | native | Chaguni | Chagunius chagunio |
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References
- "মারিব মৎস্য, খাইব সুখে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- "Fishes of Bangladesh - Angling in Bangladesh". Angling in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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