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Scientific Name : Olyra longicaudata
Family : Olyridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Longtail Catfish, Himalayan Olyra, Bannertail Catfish
Habitat : Small clean water,rocky streams
Description : Longtail Catfish have an elongated body with depressed anterior and compressed posterior.They appear as reddish brown in color having 2 pale brown bands on the above.Much depressed head is present with terminal mouth having 4 pairs of barbels.Dorsal fin without spine and caudal unevenly forked where upper lobe much larger than the lower.
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Shao, Kwang-Tsao(
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