List of fishes in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh is a country with hundreds of rivers and ponds and is notable for being a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name "Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali" which means, "Bengali by fish and rice".
Ilish is the national fish of the country where it contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are caught both from natural resources and by farming in self-made ponds.
Fish of Bangladesh
| Local Bangladesh name | Name in Bengali | Status | Common English name | Scientific Name | Picture | |||||||||||
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| Artamim | আইড়/আরটামিম/আড় | native | Long-whiskered catfish | Sperata aor | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Along | এলং | native | Bengal Barb | Megarasbora elanga | ||||||||||||
| Angrot/Kharsa | এংরট | native | Angrot | Labeo angra | ||||||||||||
| Anju | আনজু | native | Zebrafish | Danio rerio | ![]() | |||||||||||
| NOOR | আরওয়ারি | native | Menoda catfish | Hemibagrus menoda | ||||||||||||
| NRMO | বাগাইর/বাঘাইর | native | Dwarf goonch | Bagarius bagarius | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Bai-la | বাইলা | native | Awaous guamensis | |||||||||||||
| Baim | বাইম | native | Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel | Mastacembelus armatus | ||||||||||||
| Boitka | বইটকা | native | Labeo pangusia | |||||||||||||
| Bhetki | ভেটকী | native | Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | ||||||||||||
| Balichura | বালিচুরা | native | Balitora minnow | Psilorhynchus balitora | ||||||||||||
| Balichura | বালিচুরা | endemic | Rainbow minnow | Psilorhynchus gracilis | ||||||||||||
| Bamush | বামুশ | native | Bengal eel | Ophisternon bengalense | ||||||||||||
| Bane-hara | বানেহারা | native | Indian mottled eel | Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Bansh-pata/Debari | বাঁশপাতা/দেবারি | native | Sind danio | Devario devario | ||||||||||||
| Bansh-pata/Bati | বাঁশপাতা/বাটা | native | Broad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mullet | Paramugil parmatus | ||||||||||||
| Barali | বারালি / বোরালি | native | Barred baril | Barilius barila | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Baril/Joiya | বারিল/জইয়া | native | Hamilton's barila | Barilius bendelisis | ||||||||||||
| Bata/Bangna | বাটা/বাংনা | native | Reba | Labeo ariza | ||||||||||||
| Bata | বাটা | native | B a t a | Labeo bata | ||||||||||||
| Batasi | বাতাসি | native | Indian potasi | Neotropius atherinoides | ||||||||||||
| Bechi | বেচি | native | Whitespot/Blue panchax | Aplocheilus panchax | ||||||||||||
| Bele | বেলে | native | Scribbled goby | Awaous grammepomus | ||||||||||||
| Bhadi puti | ভাদি পুঁটি | native | Pool barb | Puntius sophore | ||||||||||||
| Bhangan | ভাঙন/ভাঙ্গন | native | Boga labeo | Labeo boga | ||||||||||||
| Bhol | ভোল | native | Trout barb | Raiamas bola | ||||||||||||
| Kuli/Bhut bele | কুলি/ভূত বেলে | native | Dusky sleeper | Eleotris fusca | ||||||||||||
| Bilchuri | বিলচুরি | native | Mottled loach | Acanthocobitis botia | ||||||||||||
| Boal | বোয়াল | native | Wallago | Wallago attu | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Borguni | বোরগুনি | native | Jarbua terapon | Terapon jarbua | ||||||||||||
| Bou/Rani | বৌমাছ/রানি | native | Bengal loach | Botia dario | ||||||||||||
| Bou mach | বৌমাছ/রানি | questionable | Hora loach | Botia dayi | ||||||||||||
| Murari | মুরারি | native | Carplet | Aspidoparia morar | ||||||||||||
| Magor/Shing | মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ | native | Indian torrent catfish | Amblyceps mangois | ||||||||||||
| Gong Tengra | গং টেংরা | native | Gagata gagata | |||||||||||||
| Magor/Shing | মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ | native | Gagata youssoufi | |||||||||||||
| Chondon Ilish | চন্দনা/চন্দন ইলিশ | native | Toli shad | Tenualosa toli | ||||||||||||
| Chapila | চাপিলা | native | Ganges River Gizzard Shad | Gonialosa manmina | ||||||||||||
| Chapila | চাপিলা | native | Indian River Shad | Gudusia chapra | ||||||||||||
| Chebli | চেবলি | native | Giant Danio | Devario aequipinnatus | ||||||||||||
| Cheka | চেকা | native | Squarehead Catfish | Chaca chaca | ||||||||||||
| Chela | চেলা | questionable | Silver razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma acinaces | ||||||||||||
| Chep chela/Laubucha | চেপ চেলা/লাউবুচা | native | Indian Glass Barb | Chela laubuca | ||||||||||||
| Chewa | চেওয়া | native | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | |||||||||||||
| Chitol | চিতল/ চেতল | native | Clown Knifefish | Chitala chitala | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Foli/Chitol | ফলি | native | Bronze featherback | Notopterus notopterus | ||||||||||||
| Chuna | চুনো | native | Honey gourami | Trichogaster chuna | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Chunobele | চুনোবেলে | native | Gobiopterus chuno | |||||||||||||
| Common carp | কমন কার্প | introduced | Common carp | Cyprinus carpio carpio | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Boddart's goggle-eyed goby | Boleophthalmus boddarti | ||||||||||||
| Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Walking goby | Scartelaos histophorus | ||||||||||||
| Dari (fish) | ডারি | native | Schistura scaturigina | |||||||||||||
| Darkina | দারকিনা | native | Flying barb | Esomus danricus | ||||||||||||
| Darkina | দারকিনা | native | Slender rasbora | Rasbora daniconius | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Darkina | দারকিনা | native | Gangetic scissortail rasbora | Rasbora rasbora | ||||||||||||
| Dhal magor | ঢাল মাগুর | native | Glyptothorax telchitta | |||||||||||||
| Ek thouta | এক থৌতা | questionable | Wrestling halfbeak | Dermogenys pusilla | ||||||||||||
| Gechua | গেছুয়া | native | Channa gachua | ![]() | ||||||||||||
| Gechua | গেছুয়া | native | Walking snakehead | Channa orientalis | ||||||||||||
| Gagla | গাগলা | native | Gagora catfish | Arius gagora | ||||||||||||
| Gong magor | গং মাগুর | native | Gray eel-catfish | Plotosus canius | ||||||||||||
| Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Gagata cenia | |||||||||||||
| Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Gogangra viridescens | |||||||||||||
| Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Nangra nangra | |||||||||||||
| Kabashi Tengra | গুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরা | native | Gangetic mystus | Mystus cavasius | ||||||||||||
| Ghor poi-ya | ঘর পোয়া | native | Sucker head | Garra gotyla gotyla | ||||||||||||
| Ghonia | ঘনিয়া | native | Boggut labeo | Labeo boggut | ||||||||||||
| Ghor poa | ঘর পোয়া | introduced | Garra annandalei | |||||||||||||
| Ghora chela | ঘোড়া চেলা | native | Securicula gora | |||||||||||||
| Ghora mach | ঘোড়া মাছ | native | Labeo dyocheilus | |||||||||||||
| Gilipunti | গিলি পুঁটি | native | Golden barb | Puntius gelius | ||||||||||||
| Gobi (fish) | বেলে | native | Apocryptes bato | |||||||||||||
| Goti poa | গোটি পোয়া | native | Largescale archerfish | Toxotes chatareus | ||||||||||||
| Gozar | গজার | native | Great snakehead | Channa marulius | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Grass carp | গ্রাস কার্প | introduced | Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Gura tengra | গুরা টেঙ্গরা | native | Chandramara chandramara | |||||||||||||
| Gutum | গুতুম | native | Annandale loach | Lepidocephalichthys annandalei | ||||||||||||
| Gutum | গুতুম | native | Guntea loach | Lepidocephalichthys guntea | ![]() LepidocephalichthysGuntea | |||||||||||
| Hatchetfish | native | Chela cachius | ||||||||||||||
| Ilish | Elish ইলিশ | native | Hilsa shad | Tenualosa ilisha | | |||||||||||
| Jaya | জয়া | native | Jaya | Aspidoparia jaya | ||||||||||||
| Kechhki | কাচকি | native | Ganges river sprat | Corica soborna | ||||||||||||
| Kechhki | কাচকি | native | Yellowtail mullet | Sicamugil cascasia | ||||||||||||
| Kajuli | কাজুলি | native | Gangetic ailia | Ailia coila | ||||||||||||
| Kajuli | কাজুলি | native | Jamuna ailia | Ailiichthys punctata | ||||||||||||
| Kakila | কাকিলা | native | Freshwater garfish | Xenentodon cancila | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Kalibaus | কালিবাউস/ কালবোশ | native | Orange-fin labeo | Labeo calbasu | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Kachon punti | কাচোন পুঁটি | native | Rosy barb | Puntius conchonius | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Kani pabda | কানি পাবদা | native | Butter catfish | Ompok bimaculatus | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Glyptothorax cavia | |||||||||||||
| Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Painted catfish | Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi | ||||||||||||
| Kani tengra | কানি টেংরা | native | Pseudolaguvia shawi | |||||||||||||
| Karati hangar | করাতি হাঙর | native | Knifetooth sawfish | Anoxypristis cuspidata | ||||||||||||
| Kathal pata | কাঁঠাল পাতা | native | Pan sole | Brachirus pan | ||||||||||||
| Katol | কাতলা | native | Catla | Catla catla | | |||||||||||
| Keti (fish) | কেটি | native | Osteobrama cotio cotio | |||||||||||||
| Khailsha | খৌলশা/ খলশে | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | Goroy গরই | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | Khaksa | খাকসা | native | Barilius barna | ||||
| Kharu | খারু | native | Rice-paddy eel | Pisodonophis boro | ||||||||||||
| Khorsula | খোরসুলা | native | Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula | ||||||||||||
| Climbing Perch | কৈ | native | Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Koirka | কৈরকা | native | Schistura corica | |||||||||||||
| Koitor | কোইটুর | native | Coitor croaker | Johnius coitor | ||||||||||||
| Koksa | ককসা | native | Barilius shacra | |||||||||||||
| Kosuati | কোসুয়াটি | native | Oreichthys cosuatis | |||||||||||||
| Kuchia | কুঁচে, কুচিয়া, কুইচ্চা | native | Swamp eel | Monopterus cuchia | ||||||||||||
| Kuli (fish) | কুলি | native | Duckbill sleeper | Butis butis | ||||||||||||
| Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Deocata pipefish | Microphis deocata | ||||||||||||
| Kursha (fish) | কুরসা | native | Kalabans | Sinilabeo dero | ||||||||||||
| Kuta kanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Conta catfish | Erethistes pusillus | ||||||||||||
| Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | ||||||||||||||
| Lal kholisha | লাল খোলিশা/ খলশে | native | Dwarf gourami | Colisa lalia | ||||||||||||
| Lomba chanda | লম্বা চাঁদা | native | Elongate glass-perchlet | Chanda nama | ||||||||||||
| Modhu pabda | মধু পাবদা | native | Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | ||||||||||||
| Magur | মাগুর | introduced | African catfish / North African catfish | Clarias gariepinus | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Minor carp | native | Crossocheilus latius | ||||||||||||||
| Mola punti | মলা পুঁটি | native | Glass-barb | Puntius guganio | ||||||||||||
| Mola | মলা | native | Mola Carplet | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | ||||||||||||
| Mrigol | মৃগেল | native | Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | ||||||||||||
| Muri bacha | মুরি বাচা | native | Eutropiichthys murius | |||||||||||||
| Muribacha | মুরিবাচা | native | Garua Bachcha | Clupisoma garua | ||||||||||||
| Nandil | নানডিল | native | Labeo nandina | |||||||||||||
| Napte koi | নাপতে কই | native | Badis | Badis badis | ||||||||||||
| Neftani | নেফটেনি | native | Frail gourami | Ctenops nobilis | ||||||||||||
| Nilotica | নিলোটিকা | introduced | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | ||||||||||||
| Nur Pur | নদয় | native | Gangetic leaffish | Nandus nandus | ||||||||||||
| Nuna bailla | নুনা বেলে | native | Brachygobius nunus | |||||||||||||
| Nuna-tengra | নুনা টেংরা | native | Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | ||||||||||||
| Olive danio | native | Danio dangila | ||||||||||||||
| Pabda catfish | পাবদা | native | Pabo catfish | Ompok pabo | ||||||||||||
| Panga | পাঙ্গা | native | Java loach | Pangio oblonga | ||||||||||||
| Pangas | পাঙ্গাস / পাঙাশ | native | Yellowtail catfish | Pangasius pangasius | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Pankal baim | পনকাল বাইম / পাঁকাল বাম | native | Barred spiny eel | Macrognathus pancalus | ||||||||||||
| Pathar chata | পাথর চাটা | native | Barilius tileo | |||||||||||||
| Phasa (fish) | ফাশা/ ফ্যাঁসা | questionable | Gangetic hairfin anchovy | Setipinna phasa | ||||||||||||
| Phopa chanda | ফোপা চান্দা/ ফোঁপা চাঁদা | native | Himalayan glassy perchlet | Pseudambassis baculis | ||||||||||||
| Phutani punti | ফুটনি পুঁটি | native | Spottedsail barb | Puntius phutunio | ||||||||||||
| Poa (fish) | পোয়া | native | Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | ||||||||||||
| Potka | পটকা | native | Green pufferfish | Tetraodon fluviatilis | ||||||||||||
| Pug-headed mud skipper | বেলে | native | Giant mudskipper | Periophthalmodon schlosseri | ||||||||||||
| Puiya | পুয়া | native | Burmese loach | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | ||||||||||||
| Punti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Swamp barb | Puntius chola | ||||||||||||
| Punti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Puntio barb | Puntius puntio | ||||||||||||
| Putitor mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Golden mahseer | Tor putitora | | |||||||||||
| Mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Tor Tor | |||||||||||||
| Rajputi | রাজ পুঁটি | introduced | Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus | ||||||||||||
| Ranga chanda | রাঙ্গা চান্দা / রাঙা চাঁদা | native | Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | ||||||||||||
| Rata boura | রাটা বউরা | native | Purple spaghetti-eel | Moringua raitaborua | ||||||||||||
| Rita (fish) | রিটা | native | Rita | Rita rita | ||||||||||||
| River catfish | native | Eutropiichthys vacha | ||||||||||||||
| Rotten filthy fish sticks | native | Eutropiichthys vacha | ||||||||||||||
| Rui | রুই | native | Ruhi | Labeo rohita | | |||||||||||
| Sapla pata | শাপলা পাটা | native | Pale-edged stingray | Dasyatis zugei | ||||||||||||
| Savon khorka | শভন খোরকা | native | Schistura savona | |||||||||||||
| Shada ghonia | সাদা ঘনিয়া | native | Kuria labeo | Labeo gonius | ||||||||||||
| Shankhachii | শানকাচি | native | Banded eagle ray | Aetomylaeus nichofii | ||||||||||||
| Shillong (fish) | শিলঙ্গ | native | Silond catfish | Silonia silondia | ||||||||||||
| Shingi | শিঙ্গঘি / শিঙি | native | Stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | Shamima | শিঙ্গঘি/ শিঙি | native | Stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | |||||||
| Shoul | শৌল / শোল | native | Snakehead murrel | Channa striata | ||||||||||||
| Shorpunti | সরপুঁটি | native | Olive barb | Puntius sarana | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Silver carp | সিলভার কার্প | introduced | Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Snake eel | কুইচা | native | Longfin snake-eel | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | ||||||||||||
| Striped dwarf catfish | native | Mystus tengara | ||||||||||||||
| Songkor | Sea | |||||||||||||||
| Suncush | শুনকুশ | questionable | Dwarf whipray | Himantura walga | ||||||||||||
| Taki (fish) | টাকি | native | Spotted snakehead | Channa punctata | ||||||||||||
| Tapse | তপসে/ তপস্বী | native | Mango Fish / Cichlid | Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii | ||||||||||||
| Tara baim | তারা বাইম | native | Lesser spiny eel | Macrognathus aculeatus | ||||||||||||
| Tengra | টেংরা | native | Batasio batasio, Mystus tengara | |||||||||||||
| Tepa | ট্যাঁপা | native | Ocellated pufferfish | Tetraodon cutcutia | ||||||||||||
| Teri punti | টেরা পুঁনটি | native | Onespot barb | Puntius terio | ||||||||||||
| Tiashol | টিয়াশোল | native | Barca snakehead | Channa barca | ||||||||||||
| Tilapia | তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | ![]() | |||||||||||
| Tit punti | native | Ticto barb | Puntius ticto | |||||||||||||
| Titari | টাটারি | native | River stone carp | Psilorhynchus sucatio | ||||||||||||
| Tor mahseer | মহাশির | native | Tor mahseer | Tor tor | ||||||||||||
| Utii | উটি | native | Chaguni | Chagunius chagunio |
References
External links
- Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home (BdFISH)
- Fish's of Bangladesh
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