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Gangatic Ailia Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Ailia coila
Family : Schilbeidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Gangetic Ailia
Habitat : Lives in shoals of rivers and breeds in shallow water
Description : Gangetic Ailia has an elongated and deeeply compressed body.It has 4 pairs of barbels and they appear as silvery in color.Their dorsal fin is absent and caudal fin is forked.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Clupisoma garua
(Garua Bacha) -
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Glyptothorax cavia
(Cat fish) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish) -
Hara jerdoni
(Sylhet Hara) -
Chaca chaca
(Squarehead Catfish) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Bagarius bagarius
(Gangetic Goonch) -
Batasio tengana
(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:Osmany, Hamid Badar([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:Osmany, Hamid Badar([email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.