| Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
| Bagridae |
Mystus gulio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, Fi
| native | Nuna-tengra (Bengali), Catfish (English), Long-whiskers catfish (English) | | 46.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant in estuaries and tidal rivers and also in the Bay of Bengal. Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Bagridae |
Mystus tengara
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Bajari-tengra (Bengali), Tengara catfish (English), Choto tengra (Bengali), Tengra (Bengali), বজরি-টেংরা (Bengali), Stripped dwarf catfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 18.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Also Ref. 41236. |  |
| Bagridae |
Mystus vittatus
|
(Bloch, 1794) | Fr
| native | Tengra (Bengali), Striped dwarf catfish (English), Stripped catfish (English) | | 21.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Also Ref. 4833, 36654, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Nandidae |
Nandus meni
|
Hossain & Sarker, 2013 | Fr
| native | | | 13.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality. |  |
| Nandidae |
Nandus nandus
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Thr
| native | Nodoi (Bengali), Bheda (Bengali), Meni (Bengali), ভেদা (Bengali), মেনি (Bengali), Mud perch (English), Mudperch (English) | | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 9.1 TL | Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 41236, 43638, 56321. |  |
| Sisoridae |
Nangra bucculenta
|
Roberts & Ferraris, 1998 | Fr
| native | | | 3.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known only from the Tangail district of central Bangladesh, a flood plain area between large tributaries in the Ganges delta, about 15 km east of the Jammuna mainstream (Ref. 40780). | No picture yet. |
| Sisoridae |
Nangra nangra
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Gang tengra (Bengali), গং টেংরা (Bengali) | | 6.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant in the Meghna and Dakatia rivers near Chandpur (Ref. 1479). Also Ref. 4833, 40780, 41236. |  |
| Sisoridae |
Nangra ornata
|
Roberts & Ferraris, 1998 | Fr
| native | | | 3.70 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Surma or Meghna watershed in northeastern part of the country. Type locality, N Sylhet province (Surma or Meghna watershed), Gowain River and Khal at Gowainghat (Ref. 40780). | No picture yet. |
| Nemacheilidae |
Nemacheilus corica
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Koirka (Bengali), Korica (Bengali), কৈরকা (Bengali) | | 4.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Rangapani Khal (Sylhet) and Jagat river. Also Ref. 4832. |  |
| Cobitidae |
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli
|
Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968 | Fr
| native | | | 3.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Sari river and Lubachara in Sylhet and from Tangan river in Thankurgaon. | No picture yet. |
| Cyprinidae |
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
|
(McClelland, 1839) | Fr
| native | | | 120 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 41236. |  |
| Notopteridae |
Notopterus notopterus
|
(Pallas, 1769) | Fr, Sp
| native | Chital (Bengali), Foley (Bengali), Foli (Bengali), চিতল (Bengali), ফলি (Bengali), Bronze featherback (English), Feather back (English) | | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Abundant in ponds, beels, canals and rivers throughout the country (Ref. 1479). Also Ref. 4832, 36654, 39989, 41236, 43640, 43638. |  |
| Bagridae |
Olyra kempi
|
Chaudhuri, 1912 | Fr
| native | | | 14.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Several specimens were recorded from Piyan gang (Dahuki river) in Sangrampunji, Sylhet. |  |
| Siluridae |
Ompok bimaculatus
|
(Bloch, 1794) | Fr, Thr
| native | Kani pabda (Bengali), Boili pabda (Bengali), কানি পাবদা (Bengali), Butter catfish (English), Pabda catfish (English) | | 45.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Found in rivers, canals, beels, and inundated fields. Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 56321. |  |
| Siluridae |
Ompok pabda
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Thr
| native | Madhu pabda (Bengali), Pabda (Bengali), মাদু পাবদা (Bengali), Pabda catfish (English) | | 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Found in beels, ponds, rivers and inundated fields. Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Siluridae |
Ompok pabo
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Pabda catfish (English) | | 25.00 cm NG male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 4833, 41236. |  |
| Synbranchidae |
Ophisternon bengalense
|
McClelland, 1844 | Fr, Br
| native | Bamosh (Bengali), বামুশ (Bengali) | | 100.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in estuaries and fresh waters within the tidal influence along the coast of Bay of Bengal. |  |
| Danionidae |
Opsarius barna
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Khaksa (Bengali), Koksa (Bengali), কুকসা (Bengali), খাকসা (Bengali) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 39989, 41236. |  |
| Danionidae |
Opsarius bendelisis
|
(Hamilton, 1807) | Fr
| native | Baril (Bengali), Joia (Bengali), জৈয়া (Bengali), বারিল (Bengali) | | 22.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in streams and rivers of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet. Also Ref. 4832, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Danionidae |
Opsarius shacra
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Koksa (Bengali), Khaksa (Bengali), কুকসা (Bengali) | | 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in rivers and streams of Dinajpur. Also Ref. 4832, 41236. |  |
| Danionidae |
Opsarius tileo
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Pathar chata (Bengali), Tila (Bengali) | | 30.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Someswari and Kangsha rivers of Mymensingh, and Dinajpur and Rangpur rivers. Also Ref. 4832, 41236. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Oreichthys cosuatis
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Kosuati (Bengali), কুসুয়াটি (Bengali) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant during rainy season. Also Ref. 4832, 41236, 43640, 95042. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
(Peters, 1852) | Fr, Br, Aq
| introduced | Tilapia (English) | | 39.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Widely cultured in ponds and rice paddies (Ref. 42824). Due to overcrowding of stunted tilapia in ponds, few reach marketable size and hence culture was discontinued (Ref. 27814). Compete with small indigenous fish and gradually occupy their habitats (Ref. 44085, 51814). Also Ref. 3, 1739, 97395. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq
| introduced | Nilotica (English) | | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Compete with small indigenous fish and gradually occupy their habitats (Ref. 44085). Also in Refs. 1479, 1739, 10974. |  |
| Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias carnaticus
|
(Jerdon, 1849) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 3.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Karamjol Creek, a large strongly tidal creek about 5.5 km down Passur River from Mongla, Sundarbans. |  |
| Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias dancena
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | | | 3.12 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in small freshwater ponds at Pipral village, 20 km south of Khulna town on road to Jamira, Khulna district. |  |
| Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias melastigma
|
(McClelland, 1839) | Fr
| native | | | 4.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Osteobrama cotio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Keti (Bengali), Chela (Bengali), Dhela (Bengali), কেটি (Bengali) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 4832, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Sciaenidae |
Otolithoides pama
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Poa (Bengali), Long-finned croaker (English) | | 160 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Bay of Bengal. Very common in the river Meghna during monsoon. |  |
| Schilbeidae |
Pachypterus atherinoides
|
(Bloch, 1794) | Fr, Thr
| native | Batasi (Bengali), Potasi (English), Batashi (Bengali), বাতাসি (Bengali), Indian topasi (English) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Abundant from October to December. Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 41236, 56321. |  |
| Pangasiidae |
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
|
(Sauvage, 1878) | Fr
| introduced | | | 130 cm SL male/unsexed | | One of the most 'disastrous' alien invasive species brought to the country (Ref. 44085). |  |
| Pangasiidae |
Pangasius pangasius
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq, Thr
| native | Pangas (Bengali), Pangus (Bengali) | common (usually seen) | 300 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Occurs in the Ganges River. Also Ref. 55708, 39989, 56321. |  |
| Cobitidae |
Pangio oblonga
|
(Valenciennes, 1846) | Fr
| native | Panga (Bengali) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from north-eastern parts of Bengal. A single specimen was recorded from Jabuneswari River below Badarganj ghat in April 1978. |  |
| Cobitidae |
Pangio pangia
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | | | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Nemacheilidae |
Paracanthocobitis abutwebi
|
Singer & Page, 2015 | Fr
| native | Hillstream zipper loach (English) | | 5.33 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Karnaphuli, Meghna, and lower Brahmaputra and Ganges river drainages (Ref. 102002). | No picture yet. |
| Nemacheilidae |
Paracanthocobitis triangula
|
Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 | Fr
| native | Wedged zipper loach (English) | | 2.92 cm SL female | | | No picture yet. |
| Nemacheilidae |
Paracanthocobitis zonalternans
|
(Blyth, 1860) | Fr
| questionable | | | 12.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Piyan gang (Dahuki river) near Sangrampunji, Sylhet (Ref. 1479). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. |  |
| Sisoridae |
Parachiloglanis hodgarti
|
(Hora, 1923) | Fr
| native | | | 6.62 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Ambassidae |
Parambassis baculis
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Phopa chanda (Bengali), Chanda (Bengali), চানদা (Bengali) | | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 36654, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Ambassidae |
Parambassis lala
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Choto chanda (Bengali), Highfin glassy perchlet (English) | | 4.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). |  |
| Ambassidae |
Parambassis ranga
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Thr
| native | Ranga chanda (Bengali), Chanda (Bengali), Lal chanda (Bengali), চানদা (Bengali) | | 9.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Widespread in clear, freshwater streams, canals, beels, ponds and inundated paddy fields. Most abundant during rainy season. Also Ref. 4833, 39989, 41236, 43640, 56321. |  |
| Mugilidae |
Paramugil parmatus
|
(Cantor, 1849) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Banspata (Bengali), Bata (Bengali), বাটা (Bengali), বানসপাটা (Bengali), Large-scaled mullet (English) | | 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Dasyatidae |
Pastinachus sephen
|
(Fabricius, 1775) | Fr
| error | Suncush (Not specified) | | 183 cm WD male/unsexed | | Outside distributional range (Ref. 114953). Reported from the freshwater system of Bangladesh (Ref. 33173). |  |
| Oxudercidae |
Periophthalmodon schlosseri
|
(Pallas, 1770) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Pug-headed mud skipper (English) | | 27.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant in creeks of Sundarbans. Also Ref. 4833. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Pethia conchonius
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Kanchan punti (Bengali), Kanchanpunti (Bengali), কানচনপুনটি (Bengali), Rosy barb (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 4832, 43640, 43638. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Pethia gelius
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Gilipunti (Bengali), Gili punti (Bengali), গিলিপুনটি (Bengali), Glass barb (English) | | 5.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant from May to October. Also Ref. 4832, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Pethia guganio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Mola punti (Bengali), মলাপুনটি (Bengali), Barb (English) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in small rivers, canals, beels and ponds. Also Ref. 4832, 41236. | No picture yet. |
| Cyprinidae |
Pethia phutunio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Phutani punti (Bengali), Cuming's two-banded barb (English), Spottedtail barb (English) | | 3.90 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Found in rivers, streams, pools, beels and ponds throughout the country. Also Ref. 4832, 39989, 41236. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Pethia ticto
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Tit punti (Bengali), Titputi (Bengali), Fire-fin barb (English), Two spotted barb (English) | | 12.52 cm TL male/unsexed | 4.3 TL | Occurs in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Found in small streams, canals, beels, ponds, ditches and inundated fields throughout the country. Also Ref. 39989, 41236. |  |
| Ophichthidae |
Pisodonophis boro
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br
| native | Kharu (Bengali), খারু (Bengali), Snake eel (English) | | 100.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common in estuaries. Ascends most rivers far above the tidal influence. Also Ref. 45255. |  |