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Garua Bacha Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Clupisoma garua
Family : Schilbeidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Garua Bacha, Gagra
Habitat : Large freshwater bodies and tidal rivers
Description : Garua Bacha species got an elongated and compressed body.Moderate and sub-terminal mouth bears 4 pairs of barbels.Their color appear as silvery with yellowish-green back. This species is frequently encountered in freshwater habitats, occupying the bottom layer of water bodies. Breeding occurs from March to August when they gather in shoals and spawn in shallow waters. The spawning temperature ranges from 15.6°C to 20°C.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Sisor rabdophorus
(Sisor Catfish) -
Conta conta
(Conra fish) -
Glyptothorax cavia
(Cat fish) -
Mystus bleekeri
(Bleeker’s Mystus) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Silonia silondia
(Silond catfish) -
Ompok bimaculatus
(Butter catfish) -
Gagata youssoufi
(Gangetic gagata)
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: Gloerfelt-Tarp, Thomas( [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: Gloerfelt-Tarp, Thomas( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.