List of fishes in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is a country with hundreds 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". 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.

Fish of Bangladesh[edit]
Local Banglades h name Name in Bengali Common English name Scientific Name

Status

Picture

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Artamim

native

Longwhiskered catfish

Sperata aor

Along

native

Bengal Barb

Megarasbora elanga

Angrot/Khars a

native

Angrot

Labeo angra

Anju

native

Zebrafish

Danio rerio

Arwari

native

Menoda catfish

Hemibagrus menoda

Baghair

native

Dwarf goonch

Bagarius bagarius

Bai-la

native

Awaous guamensis

Baim

native

Zig-zag Mastacembelus eel/Tire track armatus eel

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Boitka

native

Labeo pangusia

Bhetki

native

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Balichura

native

Balitora minnow

Psilorhynchus balitora

Balichura

endemic

Rainbow minnow

Psilorhynchus gracilis

Bamush

native

Bengal eel

Ophisternon bengalense

Bane-hara

native

Indian mottled eel

Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis

Banshpata/Debari

native

Sind danio

Devario devario

Banshpata/Bati

native

Broadmouthed Paramugil mullet/Large- parmatus scaled mullet

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Barali

native

Barred baril

Barilius barila

Baril/Joiya

native

Hamilton's barila

Barilius bendelisis

Bata/Bangna

native

Reba

Labeo ariza

Bata

native

Bata

Labeo bata

Batasi

native

Indian potasi

Neotropius atherinoides

Bechi

native

Whitespot/Bl Aplocheilus ue panchax panchax

Bele

native

Scribbled goby

Awaous grammepomus

Bele

native

Tank goby

Glossogobius giuris

Bhadi puti

native

Pool barb

Puntius sophore

Bhangan

native

Boga labeo

Labeo boga

Bhol

native

Trout barb

Raiamas bola

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Kuli/Bhut bele

native

Dusky sleeper Eleotris fusca

Bilchuri

native

Mottled loach

Acanthocobitis botia

Boal

native

Wallago

Wallago attu

Borguni

native

Jarbua terapon

Terapon jarbua

Bou/Rani

native

Bengal loach Botia dario

Bou mach

questionabl Hora loach e

Botia dayi

Bou mach

native

Reticulate loach

Botia lohachata

Murari

native

Carplet

Aspidoparia morar

Magor/Shing

native

Indian torrent Amblyceps catfish mangois

Gong Tengra

native

Gagata gagata

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Magor/Shing

native

Gagata youssoufi

Chondon Ilish

native

Toli shad

Tenualosa toli

Chapila

native

Ganges River Gonialosa Gizzard Shad manmina

Chapila

native

Indian River Shad

Gudusia chapra

Chebli

native

Giant Danio

Devario aequipinnatus

Cheka

native

Squarehead Catfish

Chaca chaca

Chela

Silver questionabl razorbelly e minnow

Salmostoma acinaces

Chela

native

Large razorbelly minnow

Salmostoma bacaila

Chela

native

Finescale razorbelly minnow

Salmostoma phulo

Chenua

native

Sisor Catfish

Sisor rabdophorus

Chep chela/Laubuc

native

Indian Glass

Chela laubuca

Local Banglades h name ha

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name Barb

Scientific Name

Picture

Chewa

native

Pseudapocryptes elongatus

Chitol

native

Clown Knifefish

Chitala chitala

Foli/Chitol

native

Bronze featherback

Notopterus notopterus

Chuna

native

Honey gourami

Trichogaster chuna

Chunobele

native

Gobiopterus chuno

Common carp

introduced Common carp

Cyprinus carpio carpio

Dahuk

native

Boddart's goggle-eyed

Boleophthalmus boddarti

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name goby

Scientific Name

Picture

Dahuk

native

Walking goby

Scartelaos histophorus

Dari (fish)

native

Schistura scaturigina

Darkina

native

Flying barb

Esomus danricus

Darkina

native

Slender rasbora

Rasbora daniconius

Darkina

native

Gangetic scissortail rasbora

Rasbora rasbora

Dhal magor

native

Glyptothorax telchitta

Ek thouta

questionabl Wrestling e halfbeak

Dermogenys pusilla

Gechua

native

Channa gachua

Gechua

native

Walking snakehead

Channa orientalis

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Gagla

native

Gagora catfish

Arius gagora

Gong magor

native

Gray eelcatfish

Plotosus canius

Gong tengra

native

Gagata cenia

Gong tengra

native

Gogangra viridescens

Gong tengra

native

Nangra nangra

Kabashi Tengra

/ /

native

Gangetic mystus

Mystus cavasius

Ghor poi-ya

native

Sucker head

Garra gotyla gotyla

Ghonia

native

Boggut labeo Labeo boggut

Ghor poa

introduced

Garra annandalei

Ghora chela

native

Securicula gora

Ghora mach

native

Labeo dyocheilus

Gilipunti

native

Golden barb

Puntius gelius

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Gobi (fish)

native

Apocryptes bato

Goti poa

native

Largescale archerfish

Toxotes chatareus

Gozar

native

Great snakehead

Channa marulius

Grass carp

introduced Grass carp

Ctenopharyngodo n idella

Gura tengra

native

Chandramara chandramara

Gutum

native

Annandale loach

Lepidocephalichth ys annandalei

Gutum

native

Guntea loach

Lepidocephalichth ys guntea

Hatchetfish

native

Chela cachius

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Ilish

native

Hilsa shad

Tenualosa ilisha

Jaya

native

Jaya

Aspidoparia jaya

Kechhki

native

Ganges river sprat

Corica soborna

Kechhki

native

Yellowtail mullet

Sicamugil cascasia

Kajuli

native

Gangetic ailia Ailia coila

Kajuli

native

Jamuna ailia

Ailiichthys punctata

Kakila

native

Freshwater garfish

Xenentodon cancila

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Kalibaus

native

Orange-fin labeo

Labeo calbasu

Kachon punti

native

Rosy barb

Puntius conchonius

Kani pabda

native

Butter catfish

Ompok bimaculatus

Kani tengra

native

Glyptothorax cavia

Kani tengra

native

Painted catfish

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

Kani tengra

native

Pseudolaguvia shawi

Karati hangar

native

Knifetooth sawfish

Anoxypristis cuspidata

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Kathal pata

native

Pan sole

Brachirus pan

Katol

native

Catla

Catla catla

Kawai'in

native

Climbing perch

Anabas testudineus

Keti (fish)

native

Osteobrama cotio cotio

Khailsha

native

Banded gourami

Colisa fasciata

Khaksa

native

Barilius barna

Kharu

native

Rice-paddy eel

Pisodonophis boro

Khorsula

native

Corsula

Rhinomugil corsula

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Koi

native

Climbing perch

Anabas testudineus

Koirka

native

Schistura corica

Koitor

native

Coitor croaker

Johnius coitor

Koksa

native

Barilius shacra

Koksa

native

Barilius vagra

Kosuati

native

Oreichthys cosuatis

Kuchia

native

Cuchia

Monopterus cuchia

Kuli (fish)

native

Duckbill sleeper

Butis butis

Kumirer khil

native

Ichthyocampus carce

Kumirer khil

native

Crocodile-

Microphis

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

tooth pipefish cuncalus

Kumirer khil

native

Deocata pipefish

Microphis deocata

Kursha (fish)

native

Kalabans

Sinilabeo dero

Kuta kanti

native

Conta catfish Conta conta

Kutakanti

native

Erethistes hara

Kutakanti

native

Erethistes jerdoni

Kutakanti

native

Erethistes pusillus

Lal kholisha

native

Dwarf gourami

Colisa lalia

Lomba chanda

native

Elongate Chanda nama glass-perchlet

Modhu pabda

native

Pabdah catfish

Ompok pabda

Magur

African catfish / introduced Clarias gariepinus North African catfish

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Minor carp

native

Crossocheilus latius

Mola punti

native

Glass-barb

Puntius guganio

Mola

native

Indian carplet

Amblypharyngodo n microlepis

Mola

native

Mola carplet

Amblypharyngodo n mola

Mrigol

native

Mrigal

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Muri bacha

native

Eutropiichthys murius

Muribacha

native

Garua Bachcha

Clupisoma garua

Nandil

native

Labeo nandina

Napte koi

native

Badis

Badis badis

Neftani

native

Frail gourami Ctenops nobilis

Nilotica

introduced Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Nodoi

native

Gangetic leaffish

Nandus nandus

Nuna bailla

native

Brachygobius nunus

Nuna-tengra

native

Long whiskers catfish

Mystus gulio

Olive danio

native

Danio dangila

Pabda catfish

native

Pabo catfish

Ompok pabo

Panga

native

Java loach

Pangio oblonga

Pangas

native

Yellowtail catfish

Pangasius pangasius

Pankal baim

native

Barred spiny eel

Macrognathus pancalus

Pathar chata

native

Barilius tileo

Phasa (fish)

Gangetic questionabl hairfin e anchovy

Setipinna phasa

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Phopa chanda

native

Himalayan glassy perchlet

Pseudambassis baculis

Phutani punti

native

Spottedsail barb

Puntius phutunio

Poa (fish)

native

Pama croaker Otolithoides pama

Poia

native

Gongota loach

Somileptus gongota

Potka

native

Green pufferfish

Tetraodon fluviatilis

Pug-headed mud skipper

native

Giant mudskipper

Periophthalmodon schlosseri

Puiya

native

Burmese loach

Lepidocephalichth ys berdmorei

Puiya

native

Loktak loach

Lepidocephalichth ys irrorata

Punti (fish)

native

Swamp barb

Puntius chola

Punti (fish)

native

Puntio barb

Puntius puntio

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Putitor mohashoul

native

Golden mahseer

Tor putitora

Mohashoul

native

Tor Tor

Rajputi

introduced Java barb

Barbonymus gonionotus

Ranga chanda

native

Indian glassy Parambassis ranga fish

Rata boura

native

Purple spaghetti-eel

Moringua raitaborua

Rita (fish)

native

Rita

Rita rita

River catfish

native

Eutropiichthys vacha

Rui

native

Rohu

Labeo rohita

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Sapla pata

native

Pale-edged stingray

Dasyatis zugei

Savon khorka

native

Schistura savona

Shada ghonia

native

Kuria labeo

Labeo gonius

Shankhachii

native

Banded eagle Aetomylaeus ray nichofii

Shillong (fish)

native

Silond catfish Silonia silondia

Shingi

native

Stinging catfish

Heteropneustes fossilis

Shoul

native

Snakehead murrel

Channa striata

Shorpunti

native

Olive barb

Puntius sarana

Silver carp

introduced Silver carp

Hypophthalmichth ys molitrix

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Snake eel

native

Longfin snake-eel

Pisodonophis cancrivorus

Striped dwarf catfish

native

Mystus tengara

Suncush

questionabl Dwarf e whipray

Himantura walga

Suncush

native

Cowtail stingray

Pastinachus sephen

Taki (fish)

native

Spotted snakehead

Channa punctata

Tapse

native

Sarotherodon Mango Fish / melanotheron Cichlid heudelotii

Tara baim

native

Lesser spiny eel

Macrognathus aculeatus

Tengra

native

Batasio batasio

Tengra

native

Batasio tengana

Tengra

native

Day's mystus Mystus bleekeri

Tengra

native

Striped dwarf Mystus vittatus catfish

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Tepa

native

Ocellated pufferfish

Tetraodon cutcutia

Teri punti

native

Onespot barb Puntius terio

Tiashol

native

Barca snakehead

Channa barca

Tilapia

introduced

Mozambique Oreochromis tilapia mossambicus

Tit punti

native

Ticto barb

Puntius ticto

Titari

native

River stone carp

Psilorhynchus sucatio

Tor mahseer

native

Tor mahseer

Tor tor

Local Banglades h name

Name in Bengali

Status

Common English name

Scientific Name

Picture

Utii

native

Chaguni

Chagunius chagunio