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Labeo boggut

Boggut Labeo Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Labeo boggut
Family : Cyprinidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Upper reaches of rivers
 
Description : Boggut labeo is a somewhat rectangular bodied fish with a pair of barbels.A few pores are seen in the snout.Body is silvery,darker above.Often several light longitudinal lines are present on the sides.Fins are orange and caudal with a dark spot near its base.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Biswas,Benoy Krishna([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.