Species Details

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Indian Trout Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Raiamas bola
Family : Cyprinidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Rivers,Streams
 
Description : Indian trout is an elongated bodied fish with a pointed snout.Body is silvery with 2-6 rows of bluish marks.Some spots are present in head as well.All the fins except dorsal are orange.Caudal fin is forked where lower lobe is slightly longer.
 
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:Hossain,Mostafa A.R.([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.