Balitora Minnow Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Psilorhynchus balitora
Family : Psilorhynchidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Balitora Minnow
Habitat : Streams,shallow rivers where the bottom is rocky
Description : Balitora Minnow has elongated and flattened body with depressed anterior and compressed posterior.Head extremely depressed and has a small anterior mouth.They appear as reddish-brown in color with irregular black-blotches.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Crossocheilus latius
(Gangetic Latia) -
Rasbora rasbora
(Gangetic Scissortail Rasbora) -
Puntius puntio
(Puntio barb) -
Esomus lineatus
(Stripped Flying Barb) -
Puntius chola
(Swamp barb) -
Puntius sophore
(Spotfin swamp barb) -
Chagunius chagunio
(Chaguni) -
Barilius bendelisis
(Hamilton’s Baril) -
Labeo rohita
(Rohu Carp) -
Barilius barila
(Barred baril)
References:
description written by: Seam Ferdous Emon, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Bakalial, Bikramaditya( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Seam Ferdous Emon, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Bakalial, Bikramaditya( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.