Xenentodon cancila is a valid scientific name.

Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

Freshwater Garfish - Kakila - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Beloniformes
Family	:	Belonidae
Genus	:	Xenentodon
Species	:	Xenentodon cancila

Common Names:

English	:	Freshwater Garfish[729]
Bangla	:	Kakila[5] Kaikka[5] Kakla[274] Kakle[274] Kakhus[274] Kanhya[274] Gangturi[274] Kaila[729] Kakhle[729] Kakhla[729] Thure[729] Thuria[729] Thuhure[729] Bachari maach[729] Boga maach[729] Kakhua[729] Kakia[729]

Synonyms:

Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822
Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
Belone graii Sykes, 1839 May
Esox indica McClelland, 1842
Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868
Xenentodon canciloides (Non Bleeker, 1854 Feb)

Maximum Length and Weight:

261 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 2.5-2.9 : 2.4-2.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 11-15 : 10-14 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 8-10 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 15-16; P₁. 10-11; P₂. 6; A. 17-18 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D 15-18; A 16-18; P 11; V 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B X; D 16-19; A 16-19; P 11-12; V 6; C 15 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Cycloid. 25 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [572]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [277]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[739] Cambodia[823] India[37] India[449] Laos[831] Malaysia[597] Myanmar[832] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90] Vietnam[890]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

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, Gill net, Cast net, Bamboo trap ^[792]
Market price:
120-150 BDT/kg (Size: 15-20 cm, Weight: 40-50 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]