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Bangladesh is a country with hundreds of rivers and ponds and is notable for being a fish loving nation, acquiring the name "Mache Bhate Bangalee" which means, "Bangladeshian by fish and rice".

Hilsa is the national fish of the country where it contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fishes are caught both from natural resources and by farming in self-made ponds.

[edit] List of fishes of Bangladesh

Local Bangladesh name	Name in Bengali	Status	Common English name	Scientific Name	Picture
Air	আইড়	native	Giant river-catfish	Sperata aor
Along	এলং	native	Bengala barb	Megarasbora elanga
Angra labeo	এংরট	native		Labeo angra
Anju	আনজু	native	Zebrafish	Danio rerio
Arwari	আরওয়ারি		native	Menoda catfish	Hemibagrus menoda
Baghair	বাগাইর/বাঘাইর	native	Dwarf goonch	Bagarius bagarius
Bailla	বাইলা	native		Awaous guamensis
Baim	বাইম	native	Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel	Mastacembelus armatus
Baitka	বইটকা	native		Labeo pangusia
Balitora		native	Balitora minnow	Psilorhynchus balitora
Balitora		endemic	Rainbow minnow	Psilorhynchus gracilis
Bamosh		native	Bengal eel	Ophisternon bengalense
Banehara		native	Indian mottled eel	Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis
Banspata		native	Sind danio	Devario devario
Banspata		native	Broad-mouthed mullet	Liza parmata
Barali		native		Barilius barila
Baril		native		Barilius bendelisis
Bata		native	Reba	Labeo ariza
Bata		native	Bata	Labeo bata
Batasi		native	Indian potasi	Neotropius atherinoides
Bechi		native	Blue panchax	Aplocheilus panchax
Bele		native	Scribbled goby	Awaous grammepomus
Bele		native	Tank goby	Glossogobius giuris
Bhadi punti		native	Pool barb	Puntius sophore
Bhangan		native		Labeo boga
Bhetki		native	Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
Bhol		native	Trout barb	Raiamas bola
Bhut bele		native	Dusky sleeper	Eleotris fusca
Bilturi		native	Mottled loach	Acanthocobitis botia
Boal		native	Wallago	Wallago attu
Borguni		native	Jarbua terapon	Terapon jarbua
Bou mach		native	Bengal loach	Botia dario
Bou mach		questionable	Hora loach	Botia dayi
Bou mach		native	Reticulate loach	Botia lohachata
Carplet		native		Aspidoparia morar
Catfish		native	Indian torrent catfish	Amblyceps mangois
Catfish		native		Gagata gagata
Catfish		native		Gagata youssoufi
Chandan ilish		native	Toli shad	Tenualosa toli
Chapila		native	Ganges river gizzard shad	Gonialosa manmina
Chapila		native	Indian river shad	Gudusia chapra
Chebli		native	Giant danio	Devario aequipinnatus
Cheka		native	Squarehead catfish	Chaca chaca
Chela		questionable	Silver razorbelly minnow	Salmostoma acinaces
Chela		native	Large razorbelly minnow	Salmostoma bacaila
Chela		native	Finescale razorbelly minnow	Salmostoma phulo
Chenua		native		Sisor rabdophorus
Chep chela		native	Indian glass barb	Chela laubuca
Chewa		native		Pseudapocryptes elongatus
Chital		native	Clown knifefish	Chitala chitala
Chital		native	Bronze featherback	Notopterus notopterus
Chuna		native	Honey gourami	Trichogaster chuna
Chunobele		native		Gobiopterus chuno
Common carp		introduced	Common carp	Cyprinus carpio carpio
Dahuk		native	Boddart's goggle-eyed goby	Boleophthalmus boddarti
Dahuk		native	Walking goby	Scartelaos histophorus
Dari		native		Schistura scaturigina
Darkina		native	Flying barb	Esomus danricus
Darkina		native	Slender rasbora	Rasbora daniconius
Darkina		native	Gangetic scissortail rasbora	Rasbora rasbora
Dhal magur		native		Glyptothorax telchitta
Ek thota		questionable	Wrestling halfbeak	Dermogenys pusilla
Gachua		native		Channa gachua
Gachua		native	Walking snakehead	Channa orientalis
Gagla		native	Gagora catfish	Arius gagora
Gang magur		native	Gray eel-catfish	Plotosus canius
Gang tengra		native		Gagata cenia
Gang tengra		native		Gogangra viridescens
Gang tengra		native		Nangra nangra
Gangatic mystus		native	Gangetic mystus	Mystus cavasius
Ghar poia		native	Sucker head	Garra gotyla gotyla
Ghonia		native	Boggut labeo	Labeo boggut
Ghor poa		native		Garra annandalei
Ghora chela		native		Securicula gora
Ghora mach		native		Labeo dyocheilus
Gilipunti		native	Golden barb	Puntius gelius
Gobi		native		Apocryptes bato
Goti poa		native	Largescale archerfish	Toxotes chatareus
Gozar		native	Great snakehead	Channa marulius
Grass carp		not established	Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella
Gura tengra		native		Chandramara chandramara
Gutum		native	Annandale loach	Lepidocephalichthys annandalei
Gutum		native	Guntea loach	Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Hatchetfish		native		Chela cachius
Ilish		native	Hilsa shad	Tenualosa ilisha
Jaya		native	Jaya	Aspidoparia jaya
Kachki		native	Ganges river sprat	Corica soborna
Kachki		native	Yellowtail mullet	Sicamugil cascasia
Kajuli		native	Gangetic ailia	Ailia coila
Kajuli		native	Jamuna ailia	Ailiichthys punctata
Kakila		native	Freshwater garfish	Xenentodon cancila
Kalibaus		native	Orange-fin labeo	Labeo calbasu
Kanchan punti		native	Rosy barb	Puntius conchonius
Kani pabda		native	Butter catfish	Ompok bimaculatus
Kani tengra		native		Glyptothorax cavia
Kani tengra		native	Painted catfish	Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Kani tengra		native		Pseudolaguvia shawi
Karati hangar		native	Knifetooth sawfish	Anoxypristis cuspidata
Kathal pata		native	Pan sole	Brachirus pan
Katol		native	Catla	Catla catla
Kawai'in		native	Climbing perch	Anabas testudineus
Keti		native		Osteobrama cotio cotio
Khailsha		native	Banded gourami	Colisa fasciata
Khaksa		native		Barilius barna
Kharu		native	Rice-paddy eel	Pisodonophis boro
Khorsula		native	Corsula	Rhinomugil corsula
Koi		native	Walking catfish	Clarias batrachus
Koi		native	Spiketail paradisefish	Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Koirka		native		Schistura corica
Koitor		native	Coitor croaker	Johnius coitor
Koksa		native		Barilius shacra
Koksa		native		Barilius vagra
Kosuati		native		Oreichthys cosuatis
Kuchia		native	Cuchia	Monopterus cuchia
Kuli		native	Duckbill sleeper	Butis butis
Kumirer khil		native		Ichthyocampus carce
Kumirer khil		native	Crocodile-tooth pipefish	Microphis cuncalus
Kumirer khil		native	Deocata pipefish	Microphis deocata
Kursha		native	Kalabans	Sinilabeo dero
Kuta kanti		native	Conta catfish	Conta conta
Kutakanti		native		Erethistes hara
Kutakanti		native		Erethistes jerdoni
Kutakanti		native		Erethistes pusillus
Lal kholisha		native	Dwarf gourami	Colisa lalia
Lomba chanda		native	Elongate glass-perchlet	Chanda nama
Madhu pabda		native	Pabdah catfish	Ompok pabda
Magur		introduced	African catfish / North African catfish	Clarias gariepinus
Minor carp		native		Crossocheilus latius
Mola punti		native	Glass-barb	Puntius guganio
Mola		native	Indian carplet	Amblypharyngodon microlepis
Mola		native	Mola carplet	Amblypharyngodon mola
Mrigal		native	Mrigal	Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Muri bacha		native		Eutropiichthys murius
Muribacha		native	Garua Bachcha	Clupisoma garua
Nandil		native		Labeo nandina
Napte koi		native	Badis	Badis badis
Neftani		native	Frail gourami	Ctenops nobilis
Nilotica		introduced	Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
Nodoi		native	Gangetic leaffish	Nandus nandus
Nuna bailla		native		Brachygobius nunus
Nuna-tengra		native	Long whiskers catfish	Mystus gulio
Olive danio		native		Danio dangila
Pabda catfish		native	Pabo catfish	Ompok pabo
Panga		native	Java loach	Pangio oblonga
Pangas		native	Yellowtail catfish	Pangasius pangasius
Pankal baim		native	Barred spiny eel	Macrognathus pancalus
Pathar chata		native		Barilius tileo
Phasa		questionable	Gangetic hairfin anchovy	Setipinna phasa
Phopa chanda		native	Himalayan glassy perchlet	Pseudambassis baculis
Phutani punti		native	Spottedsail barb	Puntius phutunio
Poa		native	Pama croaker	Otolithoides pama
Poia		native	Gongota loach	Somileptus gongota
Potka		native	Green pufferfish	Tetraodon fluviatilis
Pug-headed mud skipper		native	Giant mudskipper	Periophthalmodon schlosseri
Puiya		native	Burmese loach	Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
Puiya		native	Loktak loach	Lepidocephalichthys irrorata
Punti		native	Swamp barb	Puntius chola
Punti		native	Puntio barb	Puntius puntio
Putitor mahseer		introduced	Golden mahseer	Tor putitora
Rajputi		introduced	Java barb	Barbonymus gonionotus
Ranga chanda		native	Indian glassy fish	Parambassis ranga
Rata boura		native	Purple spaghetti-eel	Moringua raitaborua
Rita		native	Rita	Rita rita
River catfish		native		Eutropiichthys vacha
Rui		native	Rohu	Labeo rohita
Sapla pata		native	Pale-edged stingray	Dasyatis zugei
Savon khorka		native		Schistura savona
Shada ghonia		native	Kuria labeo	Labeo gonius
Shankhachii		native	Banded eagle ray	Aetomylaeus nichofii
Shillong		native	Silond catfish	Silonia silondia
Shingi		native	Stinging catfish	Heteropneustes fossilis
Shol		native	Snakehead murrel	Channa striata
Shorpunti		native	Olive barb	Puntius sarana
Silver carp		introduced	Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snake eel		native	Longfin snake-eel	Pisodonophis cancrivorus
Stripped dwarf catfish	native		Mystus tengara
Suncush		questionable	Dwarf whipray	Himantura walga
Suncush		native	Cowtail stingray	Pastinachus sephen
Taki		native	Spotted snakehead	Channa punctata
Tapse		native	Mango Fish / Cichlid	Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii
Tara baim		native	Lesser spiny eel	Macrognathus aculeatus
Tengra		native		Batasio batasio
Tengra		native		Batasio tengana
Tengra		native	Day's mystus	Mystus bleekeri
Tengra		native	Striped dwarf catfish	Mystus vittatus
Tepa		native	Ocellated pufferfish	Tetraodon cutcutia
Teri punti		native	Onespot barb	Puntius terio
Tiashol		native	Barca snakehead	Channa barca
Tilapia		introduced	Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus
Tit punti		native	Ticto barb	Puntius ticto
Titari		native	River stone carp	Psilorhynchus sucatio
Tor mahseer		native	Tor mahseer	Tor tor
Utii		native	Chaguni	Chagunius chagunio

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