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Scientific Name: Pseudosciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Pimelodus sona, Hemiarius sona, Sciades sona (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Dusky Catfish, Sona sea catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Chai kata machh (চাই কাটা মাছ), Goara mach (গোয়ারা মাছ), Kata Sona (কাঁটা সোনা)
Dusky Catfish, Sona sea catfish - Chai kata machh (চাই কাটা মাছ), Goara mach (গোয়ারা মাছ), Kata Sona (কাঁটা সোনা) - Pseudosciades sona - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2023) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2023 )

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF588532 MF588535   MF594605
16 S rRNA: MF595544
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information