Ailia colla is a Misspelled Synonym of Ailia coila that must not be used.

Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822)

Gangetic Ailia - Baspata - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Schilbeidae
Genus	:	Ailia
Species	:	Ailia coila

Common Names:

English	:	Gangetic Ailia [729]
Bangla	:	Baspata[8] Kajuli[5] Gangetic ailia[8] Baspata[5] Kajoli[729] Bet laiya[729]

Synonyms:

Malapterurus coila Hamilton, 1822
Ailia colla (Hamilton, 1822)
Alia coila (Hamilton, 1822)

Maximum Length and Weight:

30 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.6-7.2 : 5.5-6.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.6-7.3 : 4.8-5.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.8-5.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.2-1.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.7-2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. ; P₁. 1/14; P₂. 6; A. 67-75 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ; A 58-75; P I 14-16; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [661]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [376]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Cast net, Hook ^[792]
Market price:
200-300 BDT/kg (Size: 20-25 cm, Weight: 60-80 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]