Local/
SI.# Common
Name
23. Koi
24. Gulsha
25. Kholisha
26.
La]
kholisha
27. Kholisha
Scientific Max. size
Name (mm)
Habitat
Haors, ponds,
Anabas
testudineus
176
ditches and paddy
fields. Can travel
over lands
Mystus
cavaslUS
Rivers, beels,
231 flood plains and
canals
Colisa
fasciata
100
Ponds, ditches,
floodplai ns, etc.
Colisa
lalius
88
Colisa lalius 42
Widely distributed
in stagnant and
shallow freshwater
habitats
Pools, ditches,
inundated fields
and ponds
Food &
Feeding habit
Breeding habit
Plankton
feeder during early
stage and soon
becomes
insectivorous
Carnivore in
nature, feeding
on insects
larvae and
small fishes
Omnivorous.
effective in
mosquito and
malaria control
Herbivorous
Herbivorous
Breeds in paddy field
and shallow water.
Eggs float at the surface.
Breeds in haors,
beels, rivers and
streams
Breeds several times
in stagnant waters
during monsoon.
Parental care of
eggs and larvae.
Breeds several times
in stagnant waters
during monsoon.
Parental care of
eggs and larvae.
Breeds several times
in stagnant waters
during monsoon
28.
Kaikka/kakila
Xenentodon
cancila
ponds, small rivers,
261 inundated fields
and ponds
29. Mola
Amblyphyrargodoll
microlepis
40
Rivers,
ponds, cabals and
ditches, abundant
in rainy season
Predator
Omnivorous
30. Dhela Rohtee cotio
31. Chela
Chela
cachius
32.
Nama
Chanda
Chanda
nama
33.
Lal Chands
Chanda
ranga
J08
Floodplains, tanks
and beels
Omnivorous
Found in
60
freshwater areas in
Bangladesh. Not
Information not
available
so abundant
Streams, canals,
beels, ponds and
100 inundated paddy
fields, Abundant
Information not
available
during rainy season
Streams, canals
beels, ponds and
80 inundated paddy
fields. Abundant
Information not
available
during rainy season
Breeds in rivers
during monsoon
Breeds in stagnant
waters during
monsoon several
times
Breeds in stagnant
waters during
monsoon several
times
Information not
available
Information not
available
Information not
available
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