Cobitis dario is a Senior Synonym of Botia dario.

Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Bengal Loach - Rani - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cobitidae
Genus	:	Botia
Species	:	Botia dario

Common Names:

English	:	Bengal Loach[729] Necktic Loach[729]
Bangla	:	Rani[5] Rani-mach[274] Putul mach[274] Bou-mach[274] Betangi[274] Rati[274] Beti[274] Buktia[274] Nanin[729]

Synonyms:

Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis geto Hamilton, 1822
Botia geto (Hamilton, 1822)
Canthophrys zebra Swainson, 1839
Diacanthus zebra (Swainson, 1839)
Canthophrys flavicauda Swainson, 1839
Diacanthus flavicauda (Swainson, 1839)
Botia macrolineata Teugels et al, 1986

Maximum Length and Weight:

18 cm (TL) ^[347] 151 mm (TL) ^[5] 9 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.3-4.6 : 3.4-3.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5.1 : 3.9-4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5.5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 3-3.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 11-13(2-3/9-10); P₁. 14; P₂. 8; A. 7-8(2/5-6) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 9-10; A ii 5-6; P 14; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 12-13(3/9-10); A 7-8(2/5-6); P 14; V 8; C 19 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [503]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [193]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, River ^[347]

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, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
300-400 BDT/kg (Size: 6-8 cm, Weight: 10-12 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]