The Sundarbans (beautiful forest) is the largest mangrove forest of the world and is a component of the greater Ganga-Brahmaputra estuarine system. It occupies the area between latitude 21027’30” to 22030’00” north and longitude 89002’00” to 90000’00” east (Huda and Haque 2003). The following finfish species in the Sundarbans (Huda and Haque 2003)-
Class: CHONDRICHTHYES
Order: Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Family: Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Blacktip reef shark, ...read moreA view of the Padma near Rajshahi
The Padma is the second longest river of Bangladesh (Hossain et al., 2005). It is the main distributary of the Ganges which originates in the Gangotri glacier of the Himalayan. The part of the Ganga in Bangladesh is known as the Padma which enters Bangladesh from ...read more
In general, brood bank is a place (hatchery or farm) where brood fishes are available. Under the project “Establishment of the brood bank” by government of Bangladesh, two brood banks were established in each division of the country where quality broods can be found. In these brood banks, brood fishes are produced from natural spawns and distributed to other government and non-government hatcheries at minimum costs.
List of brood banks, ...read more
A view of St. Martin's Island
The St. Martin’s Island is a small island of 8 kilometer square and also known as Narikel Jingira (coconut island). This coral island is located in the northeastern portion of the Bay of Bengal (92°18´ and 92°21´E longitudes and 20°34´ and 20°39´N latitudes) and about 9 kilometer south of the tip ...read more
Md. Ameer Sheikh is an inhabitant of Purba Gangabardi village of Faridpur
Md. Ameer Sheikh, son of Late Sheikh Kazem is an inhabitant of Purba Gangabardi village of Faridpur Sadar Upazila of Faridpur district. At the ...read more
Water Morning Glory, Ipomoea aquatica
The morning glory is also known as “water spinach” and called “Kalmi Lata” in Bangladesh. It can grow over the surface of the water freely. It was named morning glory because of its beautiful flower.
Morphology: The length of a single stem of ...read more
Azolla is a free floating pterophyte. There are six species of genus Azolla. Off them, only one Azolla pinnata is found in various water bodies of Bangladesh. They are unattached and float with their leaves with above the water surface and roots under the water. It is native to much of Africa, Asia from China to Japan, India ...read more
The water clover, Marsilea sp., is one of the common aquatic plants in closed water bodies of Bangladesh. This aquatic fern is also called “four-leaf clover” and locally known as “Susni or Susni Shak”. There are approximately 65 species of this genus distributed over the world (Wikipedia, 2013).
Classification Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (Vascular plants) Division: Pteridophyta (Ferns) ...read more
The largest Dwarf goonch at the fish fair measuring 190 cm in TL
The Poradaha Fish Fair of Bogra district is a famous fair in Northern Bangladesh. The date of the fair is quite interesting, it generally sets on the last Wednesday of the Bengali month Magh, if this Wednesday ...read more
Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Percoidei Superfamily: Percoidea Family: Ambassidae/Chandidae (Asiatic glassfishes) Genus: Parambassis Species: P. lala
Synonyms Chanda lala Hamilton, 1822 Ambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822) Pseudambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
Common/local names English: Highfin glassy perchlet Bangladesh: Chanda (চান্দা), Lal Chanda (লাল চান্দা) India: Lal Chanda, Kat-Chanda (West Bengal) ...read more
Fish Week 2014 Rally
The National Fish Week 2014, held during July 2-8, was celebrated at the University of Rajshahi on July 08. On this occasion, day long program was undertaken by the Department of Fisheries. A rally, led by the Chairman of the department Dr. Md. Delwer Hossain, was brought out. The festive gathering was joined ...read more
West Bengal Professional Fisheries Graduates’ Association (WBPFGA) organized a seminar on Trends and Future Strategies of Fisheries Research and Extension: Bangladesh and West Bengal at Faculty of Fishery Sciences (FFS) of the West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata on 26 December 2015. Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Purnendu Biswas of the WBUAFS inaugurated the seminar and Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtar ...read more
