Soldier Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Osteogeneiosus militaris
Family : Ariidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Walking Catfish,Clarias Catfish,Freshwater Catfish
Habitat : Marine, Freshwater, Brackish waters
Description : Body is Solider Catfish elongated. Head strongly depressed.Body darkish, silvery or bluish superiorly.Caudal fin forked.Dorsal fin short.Adipose fin present.Dorsal and pectoral fins with spines.Lateral line complete.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Conta conta
(Conra fish) -
Amblyceps mangois
(Indian Torrent Catfish.) -
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish) -
Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Ompok pabda
(Pabdah catfish) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Pangasius pangasius
(Pungas) -
Mystus tengara
(Stripped Dwarf Catfish)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Natural Resources and Environmental Board, Sarawak/DANIDA,www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Natural Resources and Environmental Board, Sarawak/DANIDA,www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.