Dwarf Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Batasio tengana
Family : Bagridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : River,Torrential Streams
Description : Body of Dwarf Catfish is compressed.Body transparent white with a large spot.Tip and base of the caudal and dorsal fin with black spots.Mouth inferior,horizontal and bordered by fleshy lips.Teeth small.Air bladder noticeable from outside. Occurs in freshwater habitats, including rivers, canals, and fast-flowing streams.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Pangasius pangasius
(Pungas) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Pseudolaguvia shawi
(Shaws Catfish) -
Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish) -
Ompok bimaculatus
(Butter catfish) -
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish) -
Silonia silondia
(Silond catfish) -
Mystus bleekeri
(Bleeker’s Mystus) -
Olyra longicaudata
(Longtail 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:Bakalial, Bikramaditya([email protected]),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:Bakalial, Bikramaditya([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.