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Tista Batasio Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Batasio batasio
Family : Bagridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : River
Description : Body of the Tista Batasio is elongated and compressed.Head bluntly pointed and conical.Small, inferior mouth bordered by fleshy lips.Long, pointed snout.4 pairs of barbels present.Teeth small.Blackish lead above.Yellowish on the flanks and belly.Standard length of the species about 10cm.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Olyra longicaudata
(Longtail Catfish) -
Hara hara
(Kosi hara) -
Gagata youssoufi
(Gangetic gagata) -
Eutropiichthys murius
(Indus garua) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Mystus vittatus
(Striped Dwarf Catfish) -
Hemibagrus menoda
(Menoda Catfish) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Sperata aor
(Long-whiskered Catfish)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Bakalial, Bikramaditya([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Bakalial, Bikramaditya([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.