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A fish market in Sylhet. Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds, and is notable as a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name machh-e bhat-e Bangali (which means, "Bengali by fish and rice"). [1] [2] Ilish is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from the ...
Anabas cobojius, the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi in Bengali, is a species of climbing gourami native to Bangladesh and India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in) and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae.
Pages in category "Fish of Bangladesh" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
As awareness of Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home has grown among fish specialists, it has attracted over the related students, teachers and fishery professionals of Bangladesh. Since 2007 Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home is managed by a team 'BdFISH Team' and functions as the coordinating body.
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Ilish (Tenualosa ilisha) is the national fish of Bangladesh [12] The vertebrate fauna includes about 1,600 species. Fishes hold the largest number of species among them. Of the 708 species of fishes, 442 are marine and the rests are of fresh and brackish waters. The marine fishes are split into 18 orders and 123 families.
In Bengal, South Asia, they are known as koral fish (নানচিল কোরাল). In Indonesia, they were called ikan bulan (moon fish). In Vietnam it is called the cá cháo lớn, "large congee fish". In Odisha, India, the local name is Pani akhia.
Chalan Beel (Bengali: চলনবিল) is a wetland in the Sirajganj, Natore and Pabna districts of Bangladesh. It is a large inland depression, marshy in character, with rich flora and fauna. [1] Forty-seven rivers and other waterways flow into the Chalan Beel. [2] As silt builds up in the beel, its size is being reduced. [3]