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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Bangladesh
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Table 1: 249 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 259 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 249 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Acanthocobitis botianative Mottled loach Bilturi 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus datnianative Bengal yellowfin seabream  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus nichofiinative Banded eagle ray Shankhachii 
Siluriformes Ailiidae Ailia coilanative Gangetic ailia Kajuli 
Siluriformes Ailiidae Ailiichthys punctatanative Jamuna ailia Kajuli 
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis naluanative Scalloped perchlet  
Siluriformes Amblycipitidae Amblyceps laticepsnative   
Siluriformes Amblycipitidae Amblyceps mangoisnative Indian torrent catfish Catfish 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Amblypharyngodon microlepisnative Indian carplet Mola 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Amblypharyngodon molanative Mola carplet Mola 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Anabas cobojiusnative Gangetic koi  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Anabas testudineusnative Climbing perch Kawai'in 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla bengalensisnative Indian mottled eel Banehara 
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Anoxypristis cuspidatanative Pointed sawfish Karati hangar 
Cyprinodontiformes Aplocheilidae Aplocheilus panchaxnative Blue panchax Bechi 
Gobiiformes Oxudercidae Apocryptes batonative  Gobi 
Siluriformes Ariidae Arius gagoranative Gagora catfish Gagla 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous grammepomusnative Scribbled goby Bele 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous guamensisnative  Bailla 
Anabantiformes Badidae Badis badisnative Badis Napte koi 
Anabantiformes Badidae Badis chittagongisnative   
Anabantiformes Badidae Badis pallidusnative   
Anabantiformes Badidae Badis rhabdotusnative   
Siluriformes Sisoridae Bagarius bagariusnative Goonch Baghair 
Cypriniformes Balitoridae Balitora bruceinative Gray's stone loach  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Bangana deronative Kalabans Kursha 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbonymus gonionotusintroduced Silver barb Rajputi 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Barilius barilanative  Barali 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Barilius vagranative  Koksa 
Siluriformes Bagridae Batasio batasionative  Tengra 
Siluriformes Bagridae Batasio tengananative  Tengra 
Gobiiformes Oxudercidae Boleophthalmus boddartinative Boddart's goggle-eyed goby Dahuk 
Cypriniformes Botiidae Botia darionative Bengal loach Bou mach 
Cypriniformes Botiidae Botia lohachatanative Reticulate loach Bou mach 
Cypriniformes Botiidae Botia rostratanative Gangetic loach  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Brachirus pannative Pan sole Kathal pata 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Brachygobius nunusnative  Nuna bailla 
Gobiiformes Butidae Butis butisnative Duckbill sleeper Kuli 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Cabdio jayanative Jaya Jaya 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Cabdio morarnative Morari Morari 
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Canthophrys gongotanative Gongota loach Poia 
Siluriformes Chacidae Chaca chacanative Squarehead catfish Cheka 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Chagunius chagunionative Chaguni Utii 
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Chanda namanative Elongate glass-perchlet Lomba chanda 
Siluriformes Bagridae Chandramara chandramaranative  Gura tengra 
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa barcanative Barca snakehead Tiashol 
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa gachuanative Red seam snakehead Gachua 
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa maruliusnative Great snakehead Gozar 
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa orientalisnative Walking snakehead Gachua 
Anabantiformes Channidae Channa punctatanative Spotted snakehead Taki 
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