Clupisoma atherinoides is a Senior Synonym of Pachypterus atherinoides.

Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)

Indian potasi - Batasi - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Indian potasi[6]
Bangla	:	Batasi[5]

Synonyms:

Neotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Clupisoma atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Silurus atherinoides Bloch, 1794
Bagrus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Pseudeutropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Pseudotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Pimelodus argius Hamilton, 1822
Pimelodus urna Hamilton, 1822
Pimelodus angius Hamilton, 1822
Bagrus angius (Hamilton, 1822)
Pimelodus urua Hamilton, 1822
Bagrus urua (Hamilton, 1822)
Pachypterus trifasciatus Swainson, 1839
Pseudeutropius atherinoides walkeri Chaudhuri, 1912
Pseudeutropius acutirostris (Non Day, 1870 Apr)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.4-5.8 : 4.3-4.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-6 : 4-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.5-3.8 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.2-1.4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D I 5-6; A iii 30-43; P I 7; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B vi; D 1/5-6; A 33-41 (3/30-38); P 1/7; V 6; C 17 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}D. 1/5-6; P₁. 1/7; P₂. 6; A. 33-40 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

Ash

13.96

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Ash

3.34

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Calcium

1.45

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Calcium

0.35

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Gross energy

24.55

kJ/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Gross energy

5.88

kJ/g

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Lipid

27.53

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Lipid

6.54

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Moisture

76.06

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Muscle protein

16.91

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Phosphorus

1.77

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Phosphorus

0.42

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Protein

58.15

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Protein

13.92

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [374]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] 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)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Cast net, Hook ^[792]
Market price:
350-400 BDT/kg (Size: 5-6 cm, Weight: 8-10 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]