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".

A fish market in Sylhet.

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 BengaliStatusCommon English nameScientific NamePicture
Artamimআইড়/আরটামিম/আড়nativeLong-whiskered catfishSperata aor
Along[1]এলংnativeBengal Barb[[Megarasbora thumbelanga]]
Angrot/KharsaএংরটnativeAngrotLabeo angra
AnjuআনজুnativeZebrafishDanio rerio
Arwariআরওয়ারিnativeMenoda catfishHemibagrus menoda
Bagairবাগাইর/বাঘাইরnativeDwarf goonchBagarius bagarius
Baan or Baaneharaবানমাছ

বানেহারা

nativeIndian mottled eelAnguilla bengalensis bengalensis
Baan or Pakal or Bamushবানমাছ

পাঁকাল বামুশ

nativeBengal eelOphisternon bengalense
Bai-laবাইলাnativeAwaous guamensis
Baila Fish
BaimবাইমnativeZig-zag eel/Tire track eelMastacembelus armatus
BoitkaবইটকাnativeLabeo pangusia
BhetkiভেটকীnativeBarramundiLates calcarifer
BalichuraবালিচুরাnativeBalitora minnowPsilorhynchus balitora
BalichuraবালিচুরাendemicRainbow minnowPsilorhynchus gracilis
Bansh-pata/Debariবাঁশপাতা/দেবারিnativeSind danioDevario devario
Bansh-pata/Batiবাঁশপাতা/বাটাnativeBroad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mulletParamugil parmatus
Baraliবারালি / বোরালিnativeBarred barilBarilius barila
Baril/Joiyaবারিল/জইয়াnativeHamilton's barilaBarilius bendelisis
Basa fish বাসা/পাংগাস introduced Basa fish Pangasius bocourti
Bata/Bangnaবাটা/বাংনাnativeRebaLabeo ariza
BataবাটাnativeBataLabeo bata
BatasiবাতাসিnativeIndian BatasiNeotropius atherinoides
BechiবেচিnativeWhitespot/Blue panchaxAplocheilus panchax
BeleবেলেnativeScribbled gobyAwaous grammepomus
Bhadi putiভাদি পুঁটিnativePool barbPuntius sophore
Bhanganভাঙন/ভাঙ্গনnativeBoga labeoLabeo boga
BholভোলnativeTrout barbRaiamas bola
Bhola Bhetki ভোলা ভেটকি native Jewfish Nibea soldado
Kuli/Bhut beleকুলি/ভূত বেলেnativeDusky sleeperEleotris fusca
BilchuriবিলচুরিnativeMottled loachAcanthocobitis botia
Boaal[2]বোয়ালnativeWallagoWallago attu
BorguniবোরগুনিnativeJarbua teraponTerapon jarbua
Bou/Raniবৌমাছ/রানিnativeBengal loachBotia dario
Bou machবৌমাছ/রানিquestionableHora loachBotia dayi
MurariমুরারিnativeCarpletAspidoparia morar
Magor/Shingমাগুর/শিঙি মাছnativetorrent catfishAmblyceps mangois
Gong Tengraগং টেংরাnativeGagata gagata
Magur/Shingমাগুর/শিঙি মাছnativeGagata youssoufi
Chandan Ilishচন্দনা/চন্দন ইলিশnativeToli shadTenualosa toli
ChapilaচাপিলাnativeGanges River Gizzard ShadGonialosa manmina
ChapilaচাপিলাnativeIndian River ShadGudusia chapra
ChebliচেবলিnativeGiant DanioDevario aequipinnatus
ChekaচেকাnativeSquarehead CatfishChaca chaca
ChelaচেলাquestionableSilver razorbelly minnowSalmostoma acinaces
Chep chela/Laubuchaচেপ চেলা/লাউবুচাnativeIndian Glass BarbChela laubuca
Chewaচেওয়াnativePseudapocryptes elongatus
Chitol[2]চিতল/ চেতলnativeClown KnifefishChitala chitala
PholiফলিnativeBronze featherbackNotopterus notopterus
ChunoচুনোnativeHoney gouramiTrichogaster chuna
ChunobeleচুনোবেলেnativeGobiopterus chuno
Common carpকমন কার্পintroducedCommon carpCyprinus carpio carpio
DahukডাহুকnativeBoddart's goggle-eyed gobyBoleophthalmus boddarti
DahukডাহুকnativeWalking gobyScartelaos histophorus
Dari (fish)ডারিnativeSchistura scaturigina
DarkinaদারকিনাnativeFlying barbEsomus danricus
DarkinaদারকিনাnativeSlender rasboraRasbora daniconius
DarkinaদারকিনাnativeGangetic scissortail rasboraRasbora rasbora
Dhal magorঢাল মাগুরnativeGlyptothorax telchitta
Ek thoutaএক থৌতাquestionableWrestling halfbeakDermogenys pusilla
Gechuaগেছুয়াnativeChanna gachua
Gechuaগেছুয়াnativeWalking snakeheadChanna orientalis
GaglaগাগলাnativeGagora catfishArius gagora
Gong magorগং মাগুরnativeGray eel-catfishPlotosus canius
Gong tengraগাঙ টেংরাnativeGagata cenia
Gong tengraগাঙ টেংরাnativeGogangra viridescens
Gong tengraগাঙ টেংরাnativeNangra nangra
Kabashi Tengraগুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরাnativeGangetic mystusMystus cavasius
Ghor poi-yaঘর পোয়াnativeSucker headGarra gotyla gotyla
Ghoniaঘনিয়াnativeBoggut labeoLabeo boggut
Ghor poaঘর পোয়াintroducedGarra annandalei
Ghora chelaঘোড়া চেলাnativeSecuricula gora
Ghora machঘোড়া মাছnativeLabeo dyocheilus
Gilipuntiগিলি পুঁটিnativeGolden barbPuntius gelius
Gobi (fish)বেলেnativeApocryptes bato
Goti poaগোটি পোয়াnativeLargescale archerfishToxotes chatareus
GojarগজারnativeGreat snakeheadChanna marulius
Grass carpগ্রাস কার্পintroducedGrass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
Gura tengraগুরা টেঙ্গরাnativeChandramara chandramara
GutumগুতুমnativeAnnandale loachLepidocephalichthys annandalei
GutumগুতুমnativeGuntea loachLepidocephalichthys guntea
LepidocephalichthysGuntea
Gurjāli গুরজালি, গুরজাউলি native Indian Salmon Eleutheronema tetradactylum
HatchetfishnativeChela cachius
IlishইলিশnativeThe Great Ilish, HilsaTenualosa ilisha
Jayaজয়াnativeJayaAspidoparia jaya
KechhkiকাচকিnativeGanges river spratCorica soborna
KechhkiকাচকিnativeYellowtail mulletSicamugil cascasia
KajuliকাজুলিnativeGangetic ailiaAilia coila
KajuliকাজুলিnativeJamuna ailiaAiliichthys punctata
KakilaকাকিলাnativeFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancila
Kalibausকালিবাউস/ কালবোশnativeOrange-fin labeoLabeo calbasu
Kachon puntiকাচোন পুঁটিnativeRosy barbPuntius conchonius
Kani pabdaকানি পাবদাnativeButter catfishOmpok bimaculatus
Kani tengraকানি টেংরাnativeGlyptothorax cavia
Kani tengraকানি টেংরাnativePainted catfishPseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Kani tengraকানি টেংরাnativePseudolaguvia shawi
Karati hangarকরাতি হাঙরnativeKnifetooth sawfishAnoxypristis cuspidata
Kathal pataকাঁঠাল পাতাnativePan soleBrachirus pan
Katla[2]কাতলাnativeIndian Carp,

Indian Katla

Catla catla
Keti (fish)কেটিnativeOsteobrama cotio cotio
Kholshe, Khoulshaখলশে,

খৌলশা

nativeBanded gouramiColisa fasciata
GoroyগরইnativeBanded gouramiColisa fasciata
KhaksaখাকসাnativeBarilius barna
KharuখারুnativeRice-paddy eelPisodonophis boro
Khoyra খয়রা native Chatoessus manminna
KhorsulaখোরসুলাnativeCorsulaRhinomugil corsula
KoiকৈnativeClimbing gouramiAnabas cobojius
KoirkaকৈরকাnativeSchistura corica
KoitorকোইটুরnativeCoitor croakerJohnius coitor
KoksaককসাnativeBarilius shacra
Kosuatiকোসুয়াটিnativeOreichthys cosuatis
Kuchiaকুঁচে, কুচিয়া, কুইচ্চাnativeSwamp eelMonopterus cuchia
Kuli (fish)কুলিnativeDuckbill sleeperButis butis
Kumirer khilকুমিরের খিলnativeDeocata pipefishMicrophis deocata
Kursha (fish)কুরসাnativeKalabansSinilabeo dero
Kuta kantiকুটি কানটিnativeConta catfishErethistes pusillus
Kutakantiকুটি কানটিnative
Lal kholishaলাল খোলিশা/ খলশেnativeDwarf gouramiColisa lalia
Loteyলোটে/ল্যাটা/লেটা/লইট্যাnativeBombay DuckHarpadon nehereus
Harpadon nehereus (by Hamid Badar Osmany)
Lomba chandaলম্বা চাঁদাnativeElongate glass-perchletChanda nama
Modhu pabdaমধু পাবদাnativePabdah catfishOmpok pabda
MagurমাগুরintroducedWalking CatfishClarias batrachus
Minor carpnativeCrossocheilus latius
Mola puntiমলা পুঁটিnativeGlass-barbPuntius guganio
MolaমলাnativeMola CarpletAmblypharyngodon microlepis
Mōŭralā মৌরলা native Indian Carplet Amblypharyngodon mola
Mrigel[2]মৃগেল, মিরগেলnativeMrigalCirrhinus cirrhosus
Muri bachaমুরি বাচাnativeEutropiichthys murius
MuribachaমুরিবাচাnativeGarua BachchaClupisoma garua
NandilনানডিলnativeLabeo nandina
Napte koiনাপতে কইnativeBadisBadis badis
NeftaniনেফটেনিnativeFrail gouramiCtenops nobilis
NiloticaনিলোটিকাintroducedNile tilapiaOreochromis niloticus niloticus
Nur Purনদয়nativeGangetic leaffishNandus nandus
Nuna baillaনুনা বেলেnativeBrachygobius nunus
Nuna-tengraনুনা টেংরাnativeLong whiskers catfishMystus gulio
Olive danionativeDanio dangila
Pakal পাঁকাল native Eel Anguilliformes sp.
PabdaপাবদাnativeIndian CatfishCallichrus pabda
Pangaপাঙ্গাnativeJava loachPangio oblonga
Pangasপাঙ্গাস / পাঙাশnativeYellowtail catfishPangasius pangasius
Pankal baimপনকাল বাইম / পাঁকাল বামnativeBarred spiny eelMacrognathus pancalus
Parshe পারশে native Flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus
Pathar chataপাথর চাটাnativeBarilius tileo
Phasa (fish)ফাশা/ ফ্যাঁসাquestionableGangetic hairfin anchovySetipinna phasa
Phopa chandaফোপা চান্দা/ ফোঁপা চাঁদাnativeHimalayan glassy perchletPseudambassis baculis
Phutani puntiফুটনি পুঁটিnativeSpottedsail barbPuntius phutunio
Poa (fish)পোয়াnativePama croakerOtolithoides pama
Pomfret চাঁদা, পমফ্রেট native Pomfret Brama brama
PotkaপটকাnativeGreen pufferfishTetraodon fluviatilis
Pug-headed mud skippernativeGiant mudskipperPeriophthalmodon schlosseri
Puiyaপুয়াnativeBurmese loachLepidocephalichthys berdmorei
Punti (fish)পুঁটিnativeSwamp barbPuntius chola
PuntiপুঁটিnativeSmall freshwater fishPunctius ticto
Putitor mohashoulমহাশোলnativeGolden mahseerTor putitora
Mohashoul[2]মহাশোলnativeTor Tor
Rajputiরাজ পুঁটিintroducedJava barbBarbonymus gonionotus
Ranga chandaরাঙ্গা চান্দা / রাঙা চাঁদাnativeIndian glassy fishParambassis ranga
Rata bouraরাটা বউরাnativePurple spaghetti-eelMoringua raitaborua
Rita (fish)রিটাnativeRitaRita rita
Bachaবাচা nativeBacha Eutropiichthys vacha
Rui // Rohu[2]রুইnativeIndian Rui //

Rohu

Labeo rohita
Sapla pataশাপলা পাটাnativePale-edged stingrayDasyatis zugei
Savon khorkaশভন খোরকাnativeSchistura savona
Shada ghoniaসাদা ঘনিয়াnativeKuria labeoLabeo gonius
ShankhachiiশানকাচিnativeBanded eagle rayAetomylaeus nichofii
Shillong (fish)শিলঙ্গnativeSilond catfishSilonia silondia
Shingiশিঙি /শিঙ্গঘিnativeStinging catfishHeteropneustes fossilis
Sholশৌল / শোলnativeSnakehead murrelChanna striata
SarpuntiসরপুঁটিnativeOlive barbPuntius sarana
Silver carpসিলভার কার্পintroducedSilver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
KuichaকুইচাnativeLongfin Snake-eelPisodonophis cancrivorus
Striped dwarf catfishnativeMystus tengara
SongkorSea
SunkushশুনকুশquestionableDwarf whiprayHimantura walga
Taki (fish)টাকিnativeSpotted snakeheadChanna punctata
Topsheতপসে/ তপস্বীnativeMango Fish / CichlidSarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii
Tara baimতারা বাইমnativeLesser spiny eelMacrognathus aculeatus
TengraটেংরাnativeTyangra Batasio batasio, Mystus tengara,

Macrones vittalus

Tepaট্যাঁপাnativeOcellated pufferfishTetraodon cutcutia
Teri puntiটেরা পুঁনটিnativeOnespot barbPuntius terio
Tiasholটিয়াশোলnativeBarca snakeheadChanna barca
Telapiaতেলাপিয়াintroducedIndian TilapiaOreochromis mossambicus
Tit puntinativeTicto barbPuntius ticto
TitariটাটারিnativeRiver stone carpPsilorhynchus sucatio
Tor mahseerমহাশিরnativeTor mahseerTor tor
UtiiউটিnativeChaguniChagunius chagunio

References

  1. মারিব মৎস্য, খাইব সুখে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. "Fishes of Bangladesh - Angling in Bangladesh". Angling in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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