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.
[edit] Fish of Bangladesh
| Local Bangladesh name | Name in Bengali | Status | Common English name | Scientific Name | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ar | আড় / আইড় | native | Giant river-catfish | Sperata aor | |
| Along | এলং | native | Bengala barb | Megarasbora elanga | |
| Angra labeo | এংরট | native | Labeo angra | ||
| Anju | আনজু | native | Zebrafish | Danio rerio | |
| Arwari | আরওয়ারি | native | Menoda catfish | Hemibagrus menoda | |
| Baghair | বাগাইর/বাঘাইর | native | Dwarf goonch | Bagarius bagarius | |
| Bai-la | বাইলা | native | Awaous guamensis | ||
| Baim | বাইম | native | Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel | Mastacembelus armatus | |
| Boitka | বইটকা | native | Labeo pangusia | ||
| Balichura | বালিচুরা | native | Balitora minnow | Psilorhynchus balitora | |
| Balichura | বালিচুরা | endemic | Rainbow minnow | Psilorhynchus gracilis | |
| Bamush | বামুশ | native | Bengal eel | Ophisternon bengalense | |
| Bane-hara | বানেহারা | native | Indian mottled eel | Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis | |
| Bansh-pata/Debari | বানসপাটা/দেবারি | native | Sind danio | Devario devario | |
| Bansh-pata/Bati | বানসপাটা/বাটা | native | Broad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mullet | Paramugil parmatus | |
| Barali | বারালি | native | Barred baril | Barilius barila | |
| Baril/Joiya | বারিল/জৈয়া | native | Hamilton's barila | Barilius bendelisis | |
| Bata/Bangna | বাটা/বাংনা | native | Reba | Labeo ariza | |
| Bata | বাটা | native | Bata | Labeo bata | |
| Batasi | বাতাসি | native | Indian potasi | Neotropius atherinoides | |
| Bechi | পাঁচ চোখে,বেচি | native | Whitespot/Blue panchax | Aplocheilus panchax | |
| Bele | বেলে | native | Scribbled goby | Awaous grammepomus | |
| Bele | বেলে | native | Tank goby | Glossogobius giuris | |
| Bhadi puti | ভাদি পুঁটি | native | Pool barb | Puntius sophore | |
| Bhangan | ভাঙান/ভাঙ্গান | native | Boga labeo | Labeo boga | |
| Bhetki | ভেটকি | native | Barramundi/Barramundi perch | Lates calcarifer | |
| Bhol | ভোল | native | Trout barb | Raiamas bola | |
| Kuli/Bhut bele | কুলি/ভূত বেলে | native | Dusky sleeper | Eleotris fusca | |
| Bilchuri | বিলচুরি | native | Mottled loach | Acanthocobitis botia | |
| Boal | 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 | |
| Bou mach | বৌমাছ/রানি | native | Reticulate loach | Botia lohachata | |
| Murari | মুরারি | native | Carplet | Aspidoparia morar | |
| Magor/Shing | মাগুর/শিং মাছ | native | Indian torrent catfish | Amblyceps mangois | |
| Gong Tengra | গং টেংরা | native | Gagata gagata | ||
| Magor/Shing | মাগুর/শিং মাছ | native | Gagata youssoufi | ||
| Chondon 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 | |
| Chela | চেলা | native | Large razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma bacaila | |
| Chela | চেলা | native | Finescale razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma phulo | |
| Chenua | চেনুয়া | native | Sisor Catfish | Sisor rabdophorus | |
| Chep chela/Laubucha | চেপ চেলা/লাউবুচা | native | Indian Glass Barb | Chela laubuca | |
| Chewa | চেওয়া | native | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | ||
| Chitol | চিতল | native | Clown Knifefish | Chitala chitala | |
| Foli/Chitol | ফলি | native | Bronze featherback | Notopterus notopterus | |
| Chuna | চুনা | 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 থোতা | 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 | গং টেংরা | native | Gagata cenia | ||
| Gong tengra | গং টেংরা | native | Gogangra viridescens | ||
| Gong tengra | গং টেংরা | native | Nangra nangra | ||
| Kabashi Tengra | গুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরা | native | Gangetic mystus | Mystus cavasius | |
| Ghor poi-ya | ঘর পৈয়া | native | Sucker head | Garra gotyla gotyla | |
| Ghonia | ঘনিয়া | native | Boggut labeo | Labeo boggut | |
| Ghor poa | ঘড় পোয়া | native | 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 | |
| Gozar | গজার | native | Great snakehead | Channa marulius | ![]() |
| Grass carp | গ্রাস কার্প | not established | 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 | |
| Hatchetfish | native | Chela cachius | |||
| Ilish | ইলিশ | native | Hilsa shad | Tenualosa ilisha | |
| Jaya | জয়া | native | Jaya | Aspidoparia jaya | |
| Kechhki | কেচকি | native | Ganges river sprat | Corica soborna | |
| Kechhki | কেচকি | 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 | কালবাউস | 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 | খাতাল পাতা | native | Pan sole | Brachirus pan | |
| Katol | কাতল | native | Catla | Catla catla | |
| Kawai'in | কই | native | Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus | |
| Keti (fish) | খেটি | native | Osteobrama cotio cotio | ||
| Khailsha | খোলসে | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | |
| Khaksa | খাকসা | native | Barilius barna | ||
| Kharu | খারু | native | Rice-paddy eel | Pisodonophis boro | |
| Khorsula | খোসুলা | native | Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula | |
| Koi | কৈ | native | Walking catfish | Clarias batrachus | |
| Koi | কৈ | native | Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus | |
| Koirka | কোয়কা | native | Schistura corica | ||
| Koitor | কয়টোর | native | Coitor croaker | Johnius coitor | |
| Koksa | ককসা | native | Barilius shacra | ||
| Koksa | ককসা | native | Barilius vagra | ||
| Kosuati | কোসুয়াটি | native | Oreichthys cosuatis | ||
| Kuchia | কুচিয়া | native | Cuchia | Monopterus cuchia | |
| Kuli (fish) | খুলি | native | Duckbill sleeper | Butis butis | |
| Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Ichthyocampus carce | ||
| Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Crocodile-tooth pipefish | Microphis cuncalus | |
| Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Deocata pipefish | Microphis deocata | |
| Kursha (fish) | কুরসা | native | Kalabans | Sinilabeo dero | |
| Kuta kanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Conta catfish | Conta conta | |
| Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Erethistes hara | ||
| Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Erethistes jerdoni | ||
| Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Erethistes pusillus | ||
| Lal kholisha | লাল খোলসে | native | Dwarf gourami | Colisa lalia | |
| Lomba chanda | লম্বা চান্দা | native | Elongate glass-perchlet | Chanda nama | |
| Madhu pabda | মধু পাবদা | native | Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | |
| Magur | মাগুর | introduced | African catfish / North African catfish | Clarias gariepinus | |
| Minor carp | native | Crossocheilus latius | |||
| Mola punti | মলা পুঁটি | native | Glass-barb | Puntius guganio | |
| Mola | মলা | native | Indian carplet | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | |
| Mola | মলা | native | Mola carplet | Amblypharyngodon mola | |
| Mrigol | মৃগেল | native | Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | |
| Muri bacha | মুরিবাচা | native | Eutropiichthys murius | ||
| Muribacha | মুরিবাচা | native | Garua Bachcha | Clupisoma garua | |
| Nandil | নানডিল | native | Labeo nandina | ||
| Napte koi | নেপটি কই | native | Badis | Badis badis | |
| Neftani | নেফটেনি | native | Frail gourami | Ctenops nobilis | |
| Nilotica | তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | |
| Nodoi | নডয় | native | Gangetic leaffish | Nandus nandus | |
| Nuna bailla | নুনা বেলে | native | Brachygobius nunus | ||
| Nuna-tengra | নুনা ট্যাঙ্গরা | native | Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | |
| Olive danio | native | Danio dangila | |||
| Pabda catfish | পাবদা | native | Pabo catfish | Ompok pabo | ![]() |
| Panga | পঙ্গা | native | Java loach | Pangio oblonga | |
| Pangas | পাঙ্গাস | native | Yellowtail catfish | Pangasius pangasius | |
| Pankal baim | পনকাল বাইম | native | Barred spiny eel | Macrognathus pancalus | |
| Pathar chata | পাঠার চাটা | native | Barilius tileo | ||
| Phasa (fish) | ফশা | questionable | Gangetic hairfin anchovy | Setipinna phasa | |
| Phopa chanda | ফোপা চান্দা | native | Himalayan glassy perchlet | Pseudambassis baculis | |
| Phutani punti | ফুটনি পুঁটি | native | Spottedsail barb | Puntius phutunio | |
| Poa (fish) | পোয়া | native | Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | |
| Poia |পোয়া | native | Gongota loach | Somileptus gongota | ||
| Potka | পটকা | native | Green pufferfish | Tetraodon fluviatilis | |
| Pug-headed mud skipper | বেলে | native | Giant mudskipper | Periophthalmodon schlosseri | |
| Puiya | পুয়া | native | Burmese loach | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | |
| Puiya | পুয়া | native | Loktak loach | Lepidocephalichthys irrorata | |
| Punti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Swamp barb | Puntius chola | |
| Punti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Puntio barb | Puntius puntio | |
| Putitor mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Golden mahseer | Tor putitora | |
| Mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Tor Tor | ||
| Rajputi | রাজ পুঁটি | introduced | Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus | |
| Ranga chanda | রাঙ্গা চান্দা | native | Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | |
| Rata boura | রাটা বউরা | native | Purple spaghetti-eel | Moringua raitaborua | |
| Rita (fish) | রিটা | native | Rita | Rita rita | |
| River catfish | native | Eutropiichthys vacha | |||
| Rui | রুই | native | 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 | শনকাচি | native | Banded eagle ray | Aetomylaeus nichofii | |
| Shillong (fish) |শিলঙ্গ | native | Silond catfish | Silonia silondia | ||
| Shingi | শিঙ্গ | native | Stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | |
| Shoul | শোল | native | Snakehead murrel | Channa striata | |
| Shorpunti | শরপুঁটি | native | Olive barb | Puntius sarana | |
| Silver carp | সিলভার কার্প | introduced | Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | |
| Snake eel | কুইচা | native | Longfin snake-eel | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | |
| Stripped dwarf catfish | native | Mystus tengara | |||
| Suncush | শুনকুশ | questionable | Dwarf whipray | Himantura walga | |
| Suncush | শুনকুশ | native | Cowtail stingray | Pastinachus sephen | |
| Taki (fish) | টাকি | native | Spotted snakehead | Channa punctata | |
| Tapse | তপশে | native | Mango Fish / Cichlid | Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii | |
| Tara baim | টেরা বাইম | native | Lesser spiny eel | Macrognathus aculeatus | |
| Tengra | টেংরা | native | Batasio batasio | ||
| Tengra | ট্যাঙ্গরা | native | Batasio tengana | ||
| Tengra | ট্যাঙ্গরা | native | Day's mystus | Mystus bleekeri | |
| Tengra | ট্যাঙ্গরা | native | Striped dwarf catfish | Mystus vittatus | |
| Tepa | ট্যাপা | native | Ocellated pufferfish | Tetraodon cutcutia | |
| Teri punti | টেরা পুঁনটি | native | Onespot barb | Puntius terio | |
| Tiashol | টিয়াশোল | native | Barca snakehead | Channa barca | |
| Tilapia | তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | |
| Tit punti | native | Ticto barb | Puntius ticto | ||
| Titari | টাটারি | native | River stone carp | Psilorhynchus sucatio | |
| Tor mahseer | মহাশোর | native | Tor mahseer | Tor tor | |
| Utii | উটি | native | Chaguni | Chagunius chagunio |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home (BdFISH)

