Pachypterus atherinoides is a valid scientific name.

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:

Data not available

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)

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[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]