Pabdah catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Ompok pabda
Family : Siluridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Pabda catfish, two stripe Gulper catfish
Habitat : Quiet ,shallow, often muddy water,sandy streams,rivers,tanks,canals,beels,inundated fields
Description : Pabda catfish has a laterally compressed and elongated body.Their head is depressed and has a superior mouth having 2 pairs of barbels.Coloration of them shows silvery-grey which is darker on the back and fading on the underside.Caudal fins are forked.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Chaca chaca
(Squarehead Catfish) -
Clupisoma garua
(Garua Bacha) -
Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Mystus cavasius
(Gangetic Mystus) -
Osteogeneiosus militaris
(Soldier Catfish) -
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Amblyceps mangois
(Indian Torrent Catfish.) -
Pseudolaguvia shawi
(Shaws Catfish) -
Sperata seenghala
(Giant River Catfish) -
Ailia coila
(Gangatic Ailia)
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:Hossain, Mostafa A. R.( [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:Hossain, Mostafa A. R.( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.