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 wild and farmed in man-made ponds.
| Local Bengali name | Name in Bengali | Status | Common English name | Scientific name | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| আইড়/আরটামিম/আড় | native | Long-whiskered catfish | ||||
| Along[4] | এলং | native | Megarasbora elenga | |||
| আনজু | native | Zebrafish | ||||
| Baila | sucky | native | catfish | |||
| বাগাইর/বাঘাইর | native | Dwarf goonch | ||||
| বানমাছবানেহারা | native | Indian mottled eel | ||||
| বানমাছ পাঁকাল বামুশ | native | Bengal eel | ||||
| বাইলা | native | |||||
| বাইম | native | Zig-zag eel/Tire track eel | Mastacembelus armatus | |||
| বইটকা | native | |||||
| ভেটকী | native | Lates calcarifer | ||||
| বালিচুরা | native | Balitora minnow | ||||
| বালিচুরা | endemic | Rainbow minnow | ||||
| বাঁশপাতা/দেবারি | native | Sind danio | ||||
| Bansh-pata/Bati | বাঁশপাতা/বাটা | native | Broad-mouthed mullet/Large-scaled mullet | Paramugil parmatus | ||
| বারালি / বোরালি | native | Barred baril | ||||
| বারিল/জইয়া | native | Hamilton's barila | ||||
| Basa fish | বাসা/পাংগাস | introduced | Basa fish | Pangasius bocourti | ||
| বাটা/বাংনা | native | Reba | ||||
| বাটা | native | Bata | ||||
| Batasi | বাতাসি | native | Indian Batasi | Neotropius atherinoides | ||
| বেচি | native | Whitespot/Blue panchax | ||||
| বেলে | native | Scribbled goby | ||||
| ভাদি পুঁটি | native | Pool barb | ||||
| ভাঙন/ভাঙ্গন | native | Boga labeo | ||||
| ভোল | native | Trout barb | ||||
| Bhola Bhetki | ভোলা ভেটকি | native | Jewfish | Nibea soldado | ||
| কুলি/ভূত বেলে | native | Dusky sleeper | ||||
| বিলচুরি | native | Mottled loach | ||||
| বোয়াল | native | Wallago | ||||
| বোরগুনি | native | Jarbua terapon | ||||
| বৌমাছ/রানি | native | Bengal loach | ||||
| 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 | ||
| গং টেংরা | native | |||||
| মাগুর/শিঙি মাছ | native | |||||
| চন্দনা/চন্দন ইলিশ | native | Toli shad | ||||
| Chapila | চাপিলা | native | Ganges River Gizzard Shad | Gonialosa manmina | ||
| চাপিলা | native | Indian River Shad | ||||
| চেবলি | native | |||||
| চেকা | native | |||||
| চেলা | questionable | |||||
| Chep chela/Laubucha | চেপ চেলা/লাউবুচা | native | Indian Glass Barb | Chela laubuca | ||
| Chewa | চেওয়া | native | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | |||
| চিতল/ চেতল | native | |||||
| ফলি | native | |||||
| চুনো | native | Honey gourami | ||||
| চুনোবেলে | native | |||||
| কমন কার্প | introduced | Common carp | ||||
| Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Boddart's goggle-eyed goby | Boleophthalmus boddarti | ||
| Dahuk | ডাহুক | native | Walking goby | Scartelaos histophorus | ||
| ডারি | native | |||||
| দারকিনা | native | Flying barb | ||||
| দারকিনা | native | Slender rasbora | ||||
| দারকিনা | native | Gangetic scissortail rasbora | ||||
| ঢাল মাগুর | native | |||||
| এক থৌতা | questionable | Wrestling halfbeak | ||||
| গেছুয়া | native | |||||
| গেছুয়া | native | Walking snakehead | ||||
| গাগলা | native | Gagora catfish | ||||
| গং মাগুর | native | Gray eel-catfish | ||||
| গাঙ টেংরা | native | |||||
| গাঙ টেংরা | native | |||||
| Gong tengra | গাঙ টেংরা | native | Nangra nangra | |||
| গুলসা/গুলসা-টেংরা/কাবাশি টেংরা | native | Gangetic mystus | ||||
| ঘর পোয়া | native | Sucker head | ||||
| 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 | ||
| বেলে | native | Apocryptes bato | ||||
| Goti poa | গোটি পোয়া | native | Largescale archerfish | Toxotes chatareus | ||
| Gojar | গজার | native | Great snakehead | Channa marulius | ||
| 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 | ||
| native | Chela cachius | |||||
| ইলিশ | native | The Great Ilish, Hilsa | Tenualosa ilisha | |||
| জয়া | native | Jaya | Aspidoparia jaya | |||
| Kechhki | কাচকি | native | Ganges river sprat | Corica soborna | ||
| Kechhki | কাচকি | native | Yellowtail mullet | Sicamugil cascasia | ||
| কাজুলি | native | Gangetic ailia | Ailia coila | |||
| কাজুলি | native | Jamuna Ailia | Ailiichthys punctata | |||
| 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 | ||
| কাতলা | native | Indian Carp,Indian Katla | ||||
| Keti (fish) | কেটি | native | Osteobrama cotio cotio | |||
| Kholshe, Khoulsha | খলশে,খৌলশা | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | ||
| Goroy | গরই | native | Banded gourami | Colisa fasciata | ||
| Khaksa | খাকসা | native | Barilius barna | |||
| খারু | native | |||||
| Khoyra | খয়রা | native | Chatoessus manminna | |||
| Khorsula | খোরসুলা | native | Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula | ||
| Koi | কৈ | native | ||||
| Koirka | কৈরকা | native | Schistura corica | |||
| Koitor | কোইটুর | native | Coitor croaker | Johnius coitor | ||
| Koksa | ককসা | native | Barilius shacra | |||
| Kosuati | কোসুয়াটি | native | Oreichthys cosuatis | |||
| Kuchia | কুঁচে, কুচিয়া, কুইচ্চা | native | ||||
| Kuli (fish) | কুলি | native | Duckbill sleeper | Butis butis | ||
| Kumirer khil | কুমিরের খিল | native | Deocata pipefish | Microphis deocata | ||
| Kursha (fish) | কুরসা | native | Kalabans | Sinilabeo dero | ||
| Kuta kanti | কুটি কানটি | native | Conta catfish | Erethistes pusillus | ||
| Kutakanti | কুটি কানটি | native | ||||
| Lal kholisha | লাল খোলিশা/ খলশে | native | Dwarf gourami | Colisa lalia | ||
| লোটে/ল্যাটা/লেটা/লইট্যা | native | Bombay Duck | Harpadon nehereus | |||
| Lomba chanda | লম্বা চাঁদা | native | Elongate glass-perchlet | Chanda nama | ||
| Modhu pabda | মধু পাবদা | native | Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | ||
| মাগুর | introduced | Walking Catfish | Clarias batrachus | |||
| Minor carp | native | Crossocheilus latius | ||||
| Mola punti | মলা পুঁটি | native | Glass-barb | Puntius guganio | ||
| মলা | native | Mola Carplet | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | |||
| Mōŭralā | মৌরলা | native | Indian Carplet | Amblypharyngodon mola | ||
| মৃগেল, মিরগেল | native | Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | |||
| Muri bacha | মুরি বাচা | native | Eutropiichthys murius | |||
| Muribacha | মুরিবাচা | native | Garua Bachcha | Clupisoma garua | ||
| Nandil | নানডিল | native | Labeo nandina | |||
| Napte koi | নাপতে কই | native | Badis | Badis badis | ||
| Neftani | নেফটেনি | native | Frail gourami | Ctenops nobilis | ||
| Nilotica | নিলোটিকা | introduced | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | ||
| Nur Pur | নদয় | native | Gangetic leaffish | Nandus nandus | ||
| Nuna bailla | নুনা বেলে | native | Brachygobius nunus | |||
| Nuna-tengra | নুনা টেংরা | native | Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | ||
| Olive danio | native | Danio dangila | ||||
| Pakal | পাঁকাল | native | Eel | Anguilliformes sp. | ||
| Pabda | পাবদা | native | Indian Catfish | Callichrus pabda | ||
| পাঙ্গা | native | Java loach | Pangio oblonga | |||
| পাঙ্গাস / পাঙাশ | native | Yellowtail catfish | ||||
| Pankal baim | পনকাল বাইম / পাঁকাল বাম | native | Barred spiny eel | Macrognathus pancalus | ||
| Parshe | পারশে | native | Flathead grey mullet | Mugil cephalus | ||
| Pathar chata | পাথর চাটা | native | Barilius tileo | |||
| Phasa (fish) | ফাশা/ ফ্যাঁসা | questionable | Gangetic hairfin anchovy | Setipinna phasa | ||
| Phopa chanda | ফোপা চান্দা/ ফোঁপা চাঁদা | native | Himalayan glassy perchlet | Pseudambassis baculis | ||
| Phutani punti | ফুটনি পুঁটি | native | Spottedsail barb | Puntius phutunio | ||
| Poa (fish) | পোয়া | native | Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | ||
| Pomfret | চাঁদা, পমফ্রেট | native | Pomfret | Brama brama | ||
| পটকা | native | Green pufferfish | Tetraodon fluviatilis | |||
| Pug-headed mud skipper | native | Giant mudskipper | Periophthalmodon schlosseri | |||
| Puiya | পুয়া | native | Burmese loach | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | ||
| Puti (fish) | পুঁটি | native | Swamp barb | Puntius chola | ||
| Punti | পুঁটি | native | Small freshwater fish | Punctius ticto | ||
| Putitor mohashoul | মহাশোল | native | Golden mahseer | Tor putitora | ||
| মহাশোল | native | Tor Tor | ||||
| Rajputi | রাজ পুঁটি | introduced | Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus | ||
| Ranga chanda | রাঙ্গা চান্দা / রাঙা চাঁদা | native | Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | ||
| Rata boura | রাটা বউরা | native | Purple spaghetti-eel | Moringua raitaborua | ||
| রিটা | native | Rita | Rita rita | |||
| Bacha | বাচা | native | Bacha | Eutropiichthys vacha | ||
| রুই | native | Indian Rui //Rohu | Labeo rohita | |||
| Sapla pata | শাপলা পাটা | native | Pale-edged stingray | Dasyatis zugei | ||
| Savon khorka | শভন খোরকা | native | Schistura savona | |||
| Shada ghonia | সাদা ঘনিয়া | native | Kuria labeo | Labeo gonius | ||
| Shankhachii | শানকাচি | native | Banded eagle ray | Aetomylaeus nichofii | ||
| Shillong (fish) | শিলঙ্গ | native | Silond catfish | Silonia silondia | ||
| Shingi | শিঙি /শিঙ্গঘি | native | Stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | ||
| শৌল / শোল | native | Snakehead murrel | Channa striata | |||
| Sarpunti | সরপুঁটি | native | Olive barb | Puntius sarana | ||
| সিলভার কার্প | introduced | Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | |||
| কুইচা | native | Longfin Snake-eel | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | |||
| Striped dwarf catfish | native | Mystus tengara | ||||
| Songkor | Sea | |||||
| Sunkush | শুনকুশ | questionable | Dwarf whipray | Himantura walga | ||
| টাকি | native | Spotted snakehead | Channa punctata | |||
| Topshe | তপসে/ তপস্বী | native | Mango Fish / Cichlid | Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii | ||
| Tara baim | তারা বাইম | native | Lesser spiny eel | Macrognathus aculeatus | ||
| Tengra | টেংরা | native | Tyangra | Batasio batasio, Mystus tengara,Macrones vittalus | ||
| ট্যাঁপা | native | Ocellated pufferfish | ||||
| Teri punti | টেরা পুঁনটি | native | Onespot barb | Puntius terio | ||
| Tiashol | টিয়াশোল | native | Barca snakehead | Channa barca | ||
| তেলাপিয়া | introduced | Indian Tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | |||
| Tit punti | টিট পুঁনটি | native | Ticto barb | Puntius ticto | ||
| Titari | টাটারি | native | River stone carp | Psilorhynchus sucatio | ||
| মহাশির | native | Tor mahseer | Tor tor | |||
| Utii | উটি | native | Chaguni | Chagunius chagunio |