Sisor Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Sisor rabdophorus
Family : Sisoridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Whiptail Catfish
Habitat : Streams with sandy bottom and strong current.
Description : Sisor catfish has elongated body with long tapering tail.Mouth small.Teeth absent.Anal fin short with 6 rays.Dorsal fin with a weak spine.Body blackish above and lighter below.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hara jerdoni
(Sylhet Hara) -
Mystus vittatus
(Striped Dwarf Catfish) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Batasio batasio
(Tista Batasio) -
Clupisoma garua
(Garua Bacha) -
Gagata gagata
(Gangatic Gagata) -
Mystus cavasius
(Gangetic Mystus) -
Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish) -
Mystus tengara
(Stripped Dwarf Catfish) -
Gagata cenia
(Indian gagata)
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:Helias, Jean-Francois( [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:Helias, Jean-Francois( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.