Barbus shacra is a Senior Synonym of Barilius shacra.

Barilius shacra (Hamilton, 1822)

Shacra baril - Koksa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Barilius
Species	:	Barilius shacra

Common Names:

English	:	Shacra baril[6]
Bangla	:	Koksa[5] Saku Koksha[5]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus shacra Hamilton, 1822
Barbus shacra (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius shacra (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius cirratus McClelland, 1839
Opsarius cirrhatus McClelland, 1839
Schacra cirrhatus (McClelland, 1839)

Maximum Length and Weight:

82 mm (TL) ^[347] 12.5 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.9-5.2 : 3.8-4.1 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.3-5.5 : 4.3-4.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.8-4 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(2/7); P₁. 14; P₂. 9; A. 10(2/8) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 7; A ii-iii 8; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
D 9(2/7); A 10(2/8); P 15; V 8; C 19; L.ls 60-70; L.tr 10-11/9 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

60-62 scales on lateral line. 22-24 scales before dorsal fin base. 13.5-14.5 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. 4.5-5.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Moderate. 59-70 scales on lateral line. 22-25 scales before dorsal fin base. [6]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [612]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [300]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Nepal[852]
Bangladesh	:	Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel ^[347]

Environment: