This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of fishes in Bangladesh" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Part of a series on
Wildlife of Bangladesh
Biodiversity Wildflowers Butterflies Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals
Conservation Ecoregions Forestry Protected areas National parks Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Ramsar protected wetland sites Marine and littoral protected areas
Organizations World Wide Fund for Nature
Related topics Botanical gardens Zoological gardens
v t e

Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds and is notable for being a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name "Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali" (which means, Bengali by fish and rice).

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

Fishes of Bangladesh^[1]1">edit

Copyright.sk © 2024

Local Bengali name	Name in Bengali	Status	Common English name	Scientific Name	Picture
Artamim	আইড়/আরটামিম/আড়	native	Long-whiskered catfish	Sperata aor
Along[2]	এলং	native	Bengal Barb	Megarasbora elenga
Anju	আনজু	native	Zebrafish	Danio rerio
Baila	sucky	native	catfish	Hemibagrus menoda
Bagair	বাগাইর/বাঘাইর	native	Dwarf goonch	Bagarius bagarius
Baan or Baanehara	বানমাছ বানেহারা	native	Indian mottled eel	Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis
Baan or Pakal or Bamush	বানমাছ পাঁকাল বামুশ	native	Bengal eel	Ophisternon bengalense
Bai-la	বাইলা	native		Awaous guamensis
Baim	বাইম	native	Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel	Mastacembelus armatus
Boitka	বইটকা	native		Labeo pangusia
Bhetki	ভেটকী	native	Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
Balichura	বালিচুরা	native	Balitora minnow	Psilorhynchus balitora
Balichura	বালিচুরা	endemic	Rainbow minnow	Psilorhynchus gracilis
Bansh-pata/Debari	বাঁশপাতা/দেবারি	native	Sind danio	Devario devario
Bansh-pata/Bati	বাঁশপাতা/বাটা	native	Broad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mullet	Paramugil parmatus
Barali	বারালি / বোরালি	native	Barred baril	Barilius barila
Baril/Joiya	বারিল/জইয়া	native	Hamilton's barila	Barilius bendelisis
Basa fish	বাসা/পাংগাস	introduced	Basa fish	Pangasius bocourti
Bata/Bangna	বাটা/বাংনা	native	Reba	Labeo ariza
Bata	বাটা	native	Bata	Labeo bata
Batasi	বাতাসি	native	Indian Batasi	Neotropius atherinoides
Bechi	বেচি	native	Whitespot/Blue panchax	Aplocheilus panchax
Bele	বেলে	native	Scribbled goby	Awaous grammepomus
Bhadi puti	ভাদি পুঁটি	native	Pool barb	Puntius sophore
Bhangan	ভাঙন/ভাঙ্গন	native	Boga labeo	Labeo boga
Bhol	ভোল	native	Trout barb	Raiamas bola
Bhola Bhetki	ভোলা ভেটকি	native	Jewfish	Nibea soldado
Kuli/Bhut bele	কুলি/ভূত বেলে	native	Dusky sleeper	Eleotris fusca
Bilchuri	বিলচুরি	native	Mottled loach	Acanthocobitis botia
Boaal[3]	বোয়াল	native	Wallago	Wallago attu
Borguni	বোরগুনি	native	Jarbua terapon	Terapon jarbua
Bou/Rani	বৌমাছ/রানি	native	Bengal loach	Botia dario
Bou mach	বৌমাছ/রানি	questionable	Hora loach	Botia dayi
Murari	মুরারি	native	Carplet	Aspidoparia morar
Magor/Shing	মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ	native	torrent catfish	Amblyceps mangois
Gong Tengra	গং টেংরা	native		Gagata gagata
Magur/Shing	মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ	native		Gagata youssoufi
Chandan Ilish	চন্দনা/চন্দন ইলিশ	native	Toli shad	Tenualosa toli
Chapila	চাপিলা	native	Ganges River Gizzard Shad	Gonialosa manmina
Chapila	চাপিলা	native	Indian River Shad	Gudusia chapra
Chebli	চেবলি	native	Giant Danio	Devario aequipinnatus
Cheka	চেকা	native	Squarehead Catfish	Chaca chaca
Chela	চেলা	questionable	Silver razorbelly minnow	Salmostoma acinaces
Chep chela/Laubucha	চেপ চেলা/লাউবুচা	native	Indian Glass Barb	Chela laubuca
Chewa	চেওয়া	native		Pseudapocryptes elongatus
Chitol[3]	চিতল/ চেতল	native	Clown Knifefish	Chitala chitala
Pholi	ফলি	native	Bronze featherback	Notopterus notopterus
Chuno	চুনো	native	Honey gourami	Trichogaster chuna
Chunobele	চুনোবেলে	native		Gobiopterus chuno
Common carp	কমন কার্প	introduced	Common carp	Cyprinus carpio carpio
Dahuk	ডাহুক	native	Boddart's goggle-eyed goby	Boleophthalmus boddarti
Dahuk	ডাহুক	native	Walking goby	Scartelaos histophorus
Dari (fish)	ডারি	native		Schistura scaturigina
Darkina	দারকিনা	native	Flying barb	Esomus danricus
Darkina	দারকিনা	native	Slender rasbora	Rasbora daniconius
Darkina	দারকিনা	native	Gangetic scissortail rasbora	Rasbora rasbora
Dhal magor	ঢাল মাগুর	native		Glyptothorax telchitta
Ek thouta	এক থৌতা	questionable	Wrestling halfbeak	Dermogenys pusilla
Gechua	গেছুয়া	native		Channa gachua
Gechua	গেছুয়া	native	Walking snakehead	Channa orientalis
Gagla	গাগলা	native	Gagora catfish	Arius gagora
Gong magor	গং মাগুর	native	Gray eel-catfish	Plotosus canius
Gong tengra	গাঙ টেংরা	native		Gagata cenia
Gong tengra	গাঙ টেংরা	native		Gogangra viridescens
Gong tengra	গাঙ টেংরা	native		Nangra nangra
Kabashi Tengra	গুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরা	native	Gangetic mystus	Mystus cavasius
Ghor poi-ya	ঘর পোয়া	native	Sucker head	Garra gotyla gotyla
Ghonia	ঘনিয়া	native	Boggut labeo	Labeo boggut
Ghor poa	ঘর পোয়া	introduced		Garra annandalei
Ghora chela	ঘোড়া চেলা	native		Securicula gora
Ghora mach	ঘোড়া মাছ	native		Labeo dyocheilus
Gilipunti	গিলি পুঁটি	native	Golden barb	Puntius gelius
Gobi (fish)	বেলে	native		Apocryptes bato
Goti poa	গোটি পোয়া	native	Largescale archerfish	Toxotes chatareus
Gojar	গজার	native	Great snakehead	Channa marulius
Grass carp	গ্রাস কার্প	introduced	Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella
Gura tengra	গুরা টেঙ্গরা	native		Chandramara chandramara
Gutum	গুতুম	native	Annandale loach	Lepidocephalichthys annandalei
Gutum	গুতুম	native	Guntea loach	Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Gurjāli	গুরজালি, গুরজাউলি	native	Indian Salmon	Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Hatchetfish		native		Chela cachius
Ilish	ইলিশ	native	The Great Ilish, Hilsa	Tenualosa ilisha
Jaya	জয়া	native	Jaya	Aspidoparia jaya
Kechhki	কাচকি	native	Ganges river sprat	Corica soborna
Kechhki	কাচকি	native	Yellowtail mullet	Sicamugil cascasia
Kajuli	কাজুলি	native	Gangetic ailia	Ailia coila
Kajuli	কাজুলি	native	Jamuna ailia	Ailiichthys punctata
Kakila	কাকিলা	native	Freshwater garfish	Xenentodon cancila
Kalibaus	কালিবাউস/ কালবোশ	native	Orange-fin labeo	Labeo calbasu
Kachon punti	কাচোন পুঁটি	native	Rosy barb	Puntius conchonius
Kani pabda	কানি পাবদা	native	Butter catfish	Ompok bimaculatus
Kani tengra	কানি টেংরা	native		Glyptothorax cavia
Kani tengra	কানি টেংরা	native	Painted catfish	Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Kani tengra	কানি টেংরা	native		Pseudolaguvia shawi
Karati hangar	করাতি হাঙর	native	Knifetooth sawfish	Anoxypristis cuspidata
Kathal pata	কাঁঠাল পাতা	native	Pan sole	Brachirus pan
Katla[3]	কাতলা	native	Indian Carp, Indian Katla	Catla catla
Keti (fish)	কেটি	native		Osteobrama cotio cotio
Kholshe, Khoulsha