@Khan, Mohammad Moazzam (www.fishbase.de)
Indus garua Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Eutropiichthys murius
Family : Schilbeidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Indus garua
Habitat : Rivers,streams,canals
Description : Indus garua has an elongated and laterally compressed body.Moderate mouth has 4 pairs of barbels and they appear as bluish-grey above along with silvery below.Its dorsal spines are elongated. Inhabits freshwater environments such as rivers, streams, and canals. During the rainy season, it can be found in streams, rivers, beels, as well as in canals, jute fields, and paddy fields.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Pangasius pangasius
(Pungas) -
Hara jerdoni
(Sylhet Hara) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Sisor rabdophorus
(Sisor Catfish) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Pseudolaguvia shawi
(Shaws Catfish) -
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish) -
Mystus tengara
(Stripped Dwarf Catfish) -
Gagata youssoufi
(Gangetic gagata) -
Mystus vittatus
(Striped Dwarf Catfish)
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: Khan, Mohammad Moazzam( [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: Khan, Mohammad Moazzam( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.