HOST-PARASITE LIST ^[134]

CLASS ELASMOBRANCHII

ORDER CARCHARINIFORMES

FAMILY CARCHARINIDAE

Glyphis gangeticus (Müller and Henle)

Ganges shark

Syn.: Carcharinus gangeticus (Müller and Henle)

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Cestoda
Disculiceps pileatum (Khulna)
Poecilancistrum ilisha (Khulna)

Remarks: This species is considered to be critically endangered. Although not listed in Froese and Pauly (2001) as recorded in Bangladesh, it is noted to occur in the Ganges-Hooghly river system.

Scoliodon laticaudus Müller and Henle

spadenose shark

Syn.: Scoliodon sorrakowah (Bleeker)

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: Although found on rocky substrates of coastal waters and lower reaches of tropical rivers, it is uncertain if this species can live in fresh water for extended periods (Froese and Pauly 2001).

FAMILY SPHYRNIDAE

Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier)

winghead shark

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
?Pseudanisakis sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Terranova sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

ORDER RAJIFORMES

FAMILY MYLIOBATIDAE

Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen)

spotted eagle ray

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: This species sometimes enters estuaries; it is not listed as reported for Bangladesh by Froese and Pauly (2001).

CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII

ORDER OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES

FAMILY NOTOPTERIDAE

Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)

bronze featherback foli

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Pleurogenoides notopteri (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Nematoda
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittagong)

ORDER CLUPEIFORMES

FAMILY CHIROCENTRIDAE

Chirocentrus dorab (Forrskål)

dorab wolf-herring

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Digenea
Acanthocolpus liodorus (Bay of Bengal)
A. luehei (Bay of Bengal)
Monogenea
Megamicrocotyle chirocentrus (Bay of Bengal)
Cestoda
Nybelinia sp. postlarva (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Camallanus bispiculus (Bay of Bengal)
Camallanus sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Chirocentrus nudus

whitefin wolf - herring

Swainson

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY CLUPEIDAE

Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes

rainbow sardine

Status: native

Environment: marine

Digenea
Aphanurus stossichi (Bay of Bengal)
?Hemiurus appendiculatus (Bay of Bengal)
Opisthadena sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Parahemiurus sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Paranisakis sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Hilsa kelee (Cuvier)

kelee shad

Syn.: Hilsa kanagurta

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Digenea
Faustula sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes)

Coromandel ilisha

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Monogenea
?Choricotyle pagelli (Bay of Bengal)
Choricotyle sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Heterotyphlum sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: This species is reported to occur in coastal waters and apparently enters estuaries; it is not listed in Froese and Pauly (2001) as having been reported from Bangladesh.

Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes)

fringescale sardinella

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Quimperia sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Raphidascaris sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton)

hilsa shad

Syn.: Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton)

ilish, jatka

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Digenea
Aphanurus stossichi (Chittagong, Bay of Bengal)
Faustula brevichrus (Chittagong, Bay of Bengal)
Lecithocladium harpodontis (Chittagong, Bay of Bengal)
L. magnacetabulum (Bay of Bengal)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Cestoda
Diphyllobothriidae gen. sp. Plerocercoid (Chittagong)
Gymnorhynchus sp. plerocercus (-)
Ilisha parthenogenetica plerocercoid (Chittagong, Khulna)
Poecilancistrum ilisha plerocercus (Khulna)
?Pterobothrium heteracanthum plerocercus (Khulna?)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis sp. (-)

FAMILY ENGRAULIDAE

Setipinna phasa(Hamilton)

Gangetic hairfin anchovy phasa

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) indicus (Barisal, Dhaka)

Remarks: The occurrence of this anchovy in Bangladesh was listed as questionable by Froese and Pauly (2001). It is a riverine species, but is also found in estuaries.

Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray)

Hamilton's thryssa

Syn.: Thrissocles hamiltonii (Gray)

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
?Goezia ascaroides (Khulna)

ORDER CYPRINIFORMES

FAMILY CYPRINIDAE

Barbodes gonionotus (Bleeker)

Java barb

Syn.: Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker)

rajputi, Thai sharputi

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp.^[135] (Rajshahi)

Remarks: Rahman (1989) noted that this species was introduced to Bangladesh from Thailand in 1977.

Catla catla (Hamilton)

catla

pla kra ho

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Chilodonella sp. (Dhaka)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Dhaka)
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Protozoa gen. sp. (-)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi)
Myxobolidae gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Digenea
Neascus sp. metacercaria^[136] (Chittagong)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus (Acanthogyrus) acanthogyrus (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Barisal, Chittagong)
Isopoda
Isopoda gen. sp. (Chittagong)

Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch)

mrigal

Syn.: Cirrhina mrigala (Hamilton)

mrigal

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (-)
Ichthyophthirius sp. (Dhaka)
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Digenea
Neascus sp. metacercaria^[137] (Chittagong)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Barisal, Chittagong)

Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Valenciennes)

grass carp

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (Dhaka)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (-)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Dhaka)
Copepoda
Lernaea sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: The species name is frequently mispelled "idella." Grass carp was first introduced into Bangladesh from Hongkong in 1966 (see Rahman 1989).

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus

common carp

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Chilodonella sp. (Dhaka)
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Digenea
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (-)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: Although common carp is not listed by Froese and Pauly (2001) as occurring in Bangladesh, Rahman (1989) noted that it was introduced by the Department of Fisheries in 1960 and by fishfarmers at an unknown, earlier date, from India.

Hypopthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes)

silver carp

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Copepoda
Lernaea sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) noted that silver carp was introduced into Bangladesh from Japan in 1969, while Rahman (1989) reported that this species was first introduced to the ponds of the Riverine Fisheries Research Station at Chandur from Hongkong in the same year.

Labeo bata (Hamilton)

bata

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Hirudinea
?Hemiclepsis marginata (Chittagong)

Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

rohu

rohu, rui

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Dhaka)
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Thelohanellus dogieli (Dhaka)
Digenea
Neascus sp. metacercaria^[138] (Chittagong)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Sachalinorhynchus sp. (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Barisal, Chittagong)

Puntius sarana (Hamilton)

olive barb

sarputi

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Macrolecithus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Palaeorchis sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the olive barb is found in rivers, streams, lakes and beels and is tolerant of salinity.

Puntius sophore (Hamilton)

pool barb

Syn.: Barbus sophore (Hamilton)
Barbus stigma (Valenciennes)

puti

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Macrolecithus sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Opistholebes sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
?Steringotrema sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Monogenea
Monogenea gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Camallanus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) dattai (Dhaka)
Copepoda
Lernaea cyprinacea (Dhaka)

Puntius sp.

Status: unknown

Environment: fresh water

Monogenea
Monogenea gen. sp. (-)

"Carp"

Status: unknown

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (-)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (-)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittangong)

"Indian major carp"

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (-)

ORDER SILURIFORMES

FAMILY ARIIDAE

Arius gagora (Hamilton)

gagora catfish

Syn.: Tachysurus gagora (Hamilton)

gagla

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish, marine

Cestoda
Pterobothrium acanthotruncatum plerocercus (Khulna?)
Acanthocephala
Cleaveius secundus (Barisal)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that this catfish is found in estuaries and tidal rivers, where it ascends beyond the tidal reach.

Tachysurus sp.

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY BAGRIDAE

Mystus cavasius (Hamilton)

Gangetic mystus

golsha, golsha-tengra,

kabashi-tengra

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Allocreadium handiai (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Buckleynema sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Cucullanus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Sylhet)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)

Mystus gulio (Hamilton)

long whiskers catfish

nuna-tengra

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Acanthocephala
Hypoechinorhynchus sp. (Barisal)

Remarks: This catfish is primarily a brackishwater species that enters and lives in fresh water (Froese and Pauly 2001).

Mystus microphthalmus (Day)

Irwaddy mystus^[139]

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Nematoda
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka, Sylhet)

Remarks: Although Froese and Pauly (2001) do not list this catfish as occurring in Bangladesh, its distribution includes India, Myanmar and Laos.

Mystus tengara (Hamilton)

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Allocreadium handiai (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Cestoda
Cestoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
?Camallanus truncatus (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (Dhaka)
P. (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Dhaka)

bajari-tengra

Mystus vittatus (Bloch)

striped dwaft catfish

tengra

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Buckleynema sp. (-)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka, Sylhet)
Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus aminulhaquei (Dhaka)
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)

Rita rita (Hamilton)

rita

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Opisthorchis sp. metacercaria (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Phyllodistomum yosufzaii (Dhaka?, Sylhet)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Cucullanus sp. (-)
Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Rhabdochona magna^[140] (Chittagong)

Sperata aor (Hamilton)

long-whiskered catfish

Syn.: Mystus aor (Hamilton)

ayre

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Bucephalus mystusi (Dhaka)
Bucephalus sp. (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Coitocaecum sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Prosorhynchoides sp. (-)
Cestoda
?Caryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
?Contracaecum aori larva^[141] (Sylhet)
Paragendria sp. (Dhaka)
Pingus aori^[142] (Sylhet)

FAMILY CLARIIDAE

Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)

walking catfish

magur

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (Dhaka)
Digenea
Clinostomum complanatum metacercaria (-)
Clinostomum sp. metacercaria (Dhaka)
Masenia dayali (-)
Orientocreadium batrachoides (Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
?Phyllodistomum folium (-)
Posthodiplostomum minimum metacercaria (-)
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Monogenea
?Dactylogyrus vastator (-)
Dactylogyrus sp. (Dhaka)
Cestoda
Bovienia serialis (Barisal, Dhaka)
Bovienia sp. (Dhaka, Rajshahi)
Capingentoides batrachii^[143] (Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet)
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (-)
Djombangia penetrans (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet)
?Gyrocotyle sp. (-)
Lytocestus birmanicus (Barisal, Dhaka)
L. indicus (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet)
L. lativitellarium (-)
L. parvulus (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet)
Lytocestus sp. (-)
?Monobothrioides sp. (Dhaka)
Pseudocaryophyllaeus indica (Barisal, Dhaka)
Pseudolytocestus clariae (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet)
Cestoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridia sp. adult and larva? (Dhaka)
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Camallanus sp. larva (-)
?Echinocephalus sp. (-)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) clarius (Dhaka)
P. (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka?, Rajshahi)
P. (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (-)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) tilapiae (-)
Acanthogyrus sp. (Rajshahi)
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) gaboes (-)
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka, Rajshahi)
Acanthocephala gen. sp. (-)
Copepoda
Lernaea cyprinacea (-)
Hirudinea
Hemiclepsis marginata (-)

Clarias gariepinus (Burchell)

North African catfish

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Dhaka)
Hirudinea
Piscicola sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: Although this catfish is not listed by Froese and Pauly (2001) as occurring in Bangladesh, it is known to have been introduced from Thailand in 1989.

FAMILY HETEROPNEUSTIDAE

Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

stinging catfish

shingi

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Protozoa gen. sp. (-)
Digenea
Allocreadium handiai (Dhaka)
A. mymensinghi (Dhaka)
Aphallus sp. (Dhaka)
Clinostomum complanatum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Clinostomum sp. metacercaria (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum sp. metacercaria (Dhaka)
Eumasenia sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Genarchopsis bashiri (Dhaka)
Macrolecithus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
?Macvicaria crassigula (Dhaka)
Neopecoelina saharanpuriensis (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Neopecoelina sp. (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Opegaster beliyai (Dhaka)
Orientocreadium batrachoides (Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Philopinna sp. (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Chittagong)
Cestoda
?Bialovarium sp. (Dhaka)
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
?Ligula intestinalis plerocercoid (Dhaka)
Lytocestus sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Pseudocaryophyllaeus heteropneustus (Dhaka)
Pseudocaryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Cestoda gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Nematoda
Ascaridia sp. larva (Dhaka)
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Ascaridoidea gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
Contracaecum sp. larva (Chittagong)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) clarius (Chittagong, Dhaka)
P. (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet)
P. (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Dhaka?, Rajshahi, Sylhet?)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet)
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Copepoda
?Lernaeocera sp. (Rajshahi)

Remarks: The generic name has been variously mispelled "Heteropnuestes," "Heteropneustus" and "Heteropueustes" by Bangladeshi authors.

FAMILY PANGASIIDAE

Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton)

pangas catfish

pangas

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Allocreadium sp. (Dhaka)
Cestoda
Gymnorhynchus sp. plerocercus (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (Chittagong)
Cucullanus pangasius (-)

Remarks: The pangas catfish is found in large rivers and estuaries (Froese and Pauly 2001).

FAMILY PLOTOSIDAE

Plotosus canius Hamilton

gray eel-catfish

gang magur

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Acanthocephala
Heterosentis plotosi (Barisal)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that this catfish, although found mostly in estuaries and lagoons, is sometimes captured up rivers in nearly fresh waters.

FAMILY SCHILBEIDAE

Clupisoma garua (Hamilton)

garua bachcha

ghaura

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Allocreadium handiai (Dhaka)
Genarchopsis sp. (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Dhaka)
Prosorhynchoides aspinosiensis (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Cestoda
?Caryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Spinitectus indicus (Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (-)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) garuai (Dhaka)

Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton)

Syn.: Clupisoma murius (Hamilton)

muri bacha

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Prosorhynchoides clupisomius (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Prosorhynchoides sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Nematoda
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus sp. (Dhaka, Sylhet?)

Remarks: The generic name has often been mispelled "Eutropichthys" by Bangladeshi authors.

Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton)

bacha

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Dhaka)
Phyllodistomum chauhani (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Cestoda
?Caryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Neocamallanus vachaii (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Spinitectus indicus (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus bengalensis (-)

Remarks: The generic name has often been mispelled "Eutropichthys" by Bangladeshi authors.

Pseudeutropius atherinoides (Bloch)

Indian potasi

batasi

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Isopoda
Ichthyoxenus amurensis (Dhaka)
Isopoda gen. sp. (-)

Remarks: This species inhabits fresh waters and tidal rivers (Froese and Pauly 2001). Bangladeshi authors have misspelled the genus "Pseudotropeus" and "Pseudotropies," possibly confusing it with Pseudotropheus, a valid genus within the family Cichlidae.

Silonia silondia (Hamilton)

silond catfish

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Bucephalus sp. (Dhaka)
Genarchopsis sp. (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Cestoda
?Caryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Gymnorhynchus sp. plerocercus (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) garuai (Dhaka)
Pallisentis sp. (-)
Isopoda
Isopoda gen. sp. (-)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the silond catfish occurs in estuaries, ascending rivers to spawn.

shillong

FAMILY SILURIDAE

Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)

butter catfish

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Allocreadium mahaseri (Dhaka)
?Gonocera crassa (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
?Phyllodistomum folium (Dhaka)
Pleurogenes attui (Dhaka)
P. pabdai (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Cestoda
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Capillaria sp. (Dhaka)
Contracaecum sp. larva (Dhaka)
?Eustrongylides tubifex larva (Dhaka)
Falcaustra brevicaudatum (Sylhet)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) alii (Dhaka)
P. (Procamallanus) clarius (Dhaka)
P. (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (-)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) gaboes (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala gen. sp. (-)

Remarks: The generic name has been frequently misspelled "Ompak" by Bangladeshi authors.

kani pabda

Ompok pabda (Hamilton)

pabdah catfish

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Euclinostomum multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum sp. metacercaria (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka)
Pleurogenes attui (-)
P. pabdai (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Cestoda
?Caryophyllaeus sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Contracaecum sp. larva (Dhaka)
?Eustrongylides sp. [larva?] (Dhaka)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) clarius (Dhaka)
P. (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) gaboes (Dhaka)
P. (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Dhaka)
Crustacea
Crustacea gen. sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: The generic name has been frequently misspelled "Ompak" by Bangladeshi authors.

madhu pabda

Wallago attu (Bloch and Schneider)

wallago

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Genarchopsis wallagoni (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka, Sylhet)
Goezia sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (-)
Spinitectus indicus (Dhaka)

boal

FAMILY SISORIDAE

Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton)

goonch

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Opisthorchis bagarius (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Rhabdochona bagarii (-)

baghair

ORDER AULOPIFORMES

FAMILY SYNODONTIDAE

Harpadon neherius (Hamilton)

Bombay-duck

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Digenea
Hemiuridae gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Cestoda
?Diphyllobothrium latum plerocercoid (Chittagong)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: The Bombay-duck inhabits deep water offshore for most of the year, but also gathers in large shoals in deltas of rivers to feed during monsoons (Froese and Pauly 2001). The generic name has often been misspelled "Harpodon" by Bangladeshi authors.

loitta

Johnius borneensis (Bleeker)

sharpnose hammer croaker

Syn.: Johnius vogleri (Bleeker)

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

ORDER BELONIFORMES

FAMILY BELONIDAE

Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton)

freshwater garfish

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (-)
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (-)
Cestoda
Cestoda gen. sp. (Rajshahi)
Nematoda
Ascaridoidea gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
Camallanus xenentodoni^[144] (Sylhet)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka)
Paragendria bagarii (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) cancilus^[145] (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (Dhaka)

kaikka

ORDER SYNBRANCHIFORMES

FAMILY MASTACEMBELIDAE

Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch)

lesser spiny eel

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea

Allocreadium mehrai (Dhaka)
Allogomtiotrema attu (-)
Cotylogonoporum orfeum (-)
?Rhynchopharynx paradoxa (-)

Nematoda

Camallanus xenentodoni^[146] (Khulna)
Capillaria sp. (-)
Paracamallanus sweeti (-)

Remarks: The status of this species in Bangladesh is listed as "questionable" by Froese and Pauly (2001). The species name has occasionally been misspelled "aculeatum" by Bangladeshi authors.

tara baim

Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton

barred spiny eel

Syn.: Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton)

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Macrolecithus sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Nematoda
Camallanus (Zeylanema) magna (Khulna)

guchi

Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède)

tiretrack eel

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Digenea
Allocreadium bengalensis (Dhaka)
A. mehrai (Dhaka)
Cotylogonoporum orfeum (-)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (-)
Cestoda
?Marsipometra parva (-)
Nematoda
Capillaria sp. (-)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Paracamallanus sweeti (-)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) clarius (-)
?Proleptus inflatus (Sylhet)
Pseudoproleptus vestibulus (-)

baim

Mastacembelus sp.

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Rajshahi)

ORDER PERCIFORMES

FAMILY AMBASSIDAE

Chanda nama Hamilton

elongate glass-perchlet

Syn.: Ambassis nama (Hamilton)

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Nematoda
Cucullanus dogieli (Sylhet)

chanda

FAMILY ANABANTIDAE

Anabas testudineus (Bloch)

climbing perch

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Tripartiella sp. (Chittagong)
Digenea
Allocreadium minutum (Dhaka)
Neopecoelina saharanpuriensis (Dhaka)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus sp. (Rajshahi)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
Camallanus (Zeylanema) anabantis
(Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
C. (Zeylanema) pearsei (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Contracaecum sp. larva (Dhaka)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka)
Paragendria wallagonia (Dhaka)

koi

FAMILY BELONTIIDAE

Colisa fasciatus (Bloch and Schneider)

banded gourami

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Nematoda
Cosmoxynemoides sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Rajshahi)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittagong)
Copepoda
Lernaea cyprinacea (Dhaka)

Remarks: The species name has been mispelled "fasciata" by Bangladeshi authors.

khailsha

FAMILY CARANGIDAE

Atropus atropos (Bloch and Schneider)

Cleftbelly trevally

Status: native

Environment: marine

Digenea
?Bucephalus polymorphus (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Camallanus atropusi (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: The species name has been mispelled "atropus" by Bangladeshi authors.

Parastromateus niger (Bloch)

black pomfret

Syn.: Stromateus niger Bloch

Status: native

Environment: marine

Digenea
?Lecithocladium excisum (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Capillaria sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier)

yellowstripe scad

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Digenea
Hemiurus sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Lecithocladium megalaspis (Bay of Bengal)
L. seriolellae (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY CENTROPOMIDAE

Lates calcarifer (Bloch)

barramundi

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish, marine

Digenea
Hemiuridae gen. sp. (Chittagong?)
Psilostomum sp. metacercaria? (Chittagong?)
Cestoda
Callitetrarhynchus gracilis plerocercus (Chittagong?)
Dasyrhynchus indicus plerocercus^[147] (Chittagong?)
?Gymnorhynchus gigas plerocercus (Chittagong?)
Pterobothrium lintoni plerocercus (Chittagong?)
Acanthocephala
Serrasentis sagittifer (Chittagong?)

Remarks: The barramundi is a diadromous species, living in rivers but returning to estuaries to spawn (see Froese and Pauly 2001).

bhetki

FAMILY CHANNIDAE

Channa gachua Hamilton

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Genarchopsis lobata (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Nematoda
Camallanus (Zeylanema) pearsei (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)

Remarks: This snakehead is not listed in Froese and Pauly (2001) as occurring in Bangladesh, but is noted to occur in Sri Lanka, throughout Southeast Asia (including Mynamar) and in P.R. China. The species name has occasionally been mispelled "gaucha" by Bangladeshi authors.

Channa marulius (Hamilton)

giant snakehead

Syn.: Ophicephalus marulius Hamilton

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Allogomtiotrema attu (-)
Crowcrocaecum channai (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Phyllodistomum sp. (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (-)
Cestoda
?Anchistrocephalus sp. (-)
?Bothriocephalus cuspidatus (-)
Polyonchobothrium sp. (-)
?Taphrobothrium japonense (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Camallanus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
?Heliconema brevispiculum (Rajshahi)
Neocamallanus ophicephali (-)
Neocamallanus sp. (-)
Paracamallanus sweeti (-)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Barisal, Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) nagpurensis (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
P. (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (-)
Pallisentis sp. (-)

Remarks: The generic name of the junior synonym is frequently misspelled "Ophiocephalus."

gajar

Channa punctata (Bloch)

spotted snakehead

Syn.: Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Trichodina sp. (Chittagong)
Digenea
Allocreadium handiai (Dhaka)
Asymphylodora indica (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum heterostomum metacercaria (Dhaka)
E. multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Eucreadium daccai (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Genarchopsis bangladensis (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
G. dasus (Dhaka)
G. macrocotyle (Dhaka)
G. ozakii (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Neopecoelina saharanpuriensis (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Neopecoelina sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Palaeorchis sp. (Barisal, Dhaka)
Philopinna sp. (Dhaka)
Phyllodistomum chauhani (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Cestoda
?Anchistrocephalus sp. (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Ascaridia sp. (Dhaka)
?Ascaris sp. (Dhaka)
Camallanus intestinalus (Dhaka)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Neocamallanus ophicephali (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Neocamallanus sp. (-)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (-)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Brevitritospinus) allahabadii (Barisal, Dhaka)
P. (Pallisentis) nagpurensis (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
P. (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (Dhaka)
Pallisentis sp. (-)
Copepoda
Lernaea cyprinacea (Dhaka)

Remarks: The generic name of the junior synonym is frequently misspelled "Ophiocephalus."

taki

Channa striata (Bloch)

snakehead murrel

Syn.: Ophicephalus striatus Bloch

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Allogomtiotrema attu (-)
Euclinostomum heterostomum metacercaria (Dhaka)
E. multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
?Phyllodistomum folium (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Cestoda
?Anchistrocephalus sp. (Chittagong)
?Bothriocephalus cuspidatus (-)
Polyonchobothrium sp. (-)
?Taphrobothrium japonense (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Camallanus intestinalus (Dhaka)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
?Echinocephalus sp. (-)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Neocamallanus ophicephali (Dhaka, Sylhet)
Neocamallanus sp. (Chittagong)
Paracamallanus sweeti (-)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
P. (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Barisal, Dhaka)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Acanthocephala
Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) tilapiae (Barisal)
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) gaboes (Barisal, Dhaka)
P. (Pallisentis) nagpurensis (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
P. (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (-)
Pallisentis sp. (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittagong)

Remarks: The species name is often misspelled "striatus," while the generic name of the junior synonym is frequently misspelled "Ophiocephalus."

shol

FAMILY CICHLIDAE

Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)

Mossambique tilapia

Syn.: Tilapia mossambica (Peters)

tilapia

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Chittagong)

Remarks: This African cichlid was introduced to Bangladesh from Thailand in 1954 (see Rahman 1989).

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus)

Nile tilapia

Syn.: Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus)

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Protozoa
Chilodonella sp. (Dhaka)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: This African cichlid was introduced into Bangladesh from Thailand in 1974 (see Rahman 1989).

"Tilapia"

Status: exotic

Environment: fresh water

Branchiura
Argulus sp. (-)

FAMILY GOBIIDAE

Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton)

tank goby

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish, marine

Digenea
Allocreadium glossogobium (Dhaka)
A. handiai (Dhaka)
A. ovatum (Dhaka)
Genarchopsis dasus (Dhaka)
Genarchopsis sp. (Dhaka)
Opegaster beliyai (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Opegaster sp. (Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
?Phyllodistomum folium (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. (-)
Monogenea
Dactylogyrus glossogobii (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Cestoda
Pseudophyllidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Tetrarhynchus sp. (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Ascaridoidea gen. sp. larva (Dhaka)
Capillaria sp. (Dhaka)
Camallanus sp. (Dhaka?, Sylhet?)
Contracaecum sp. larva (-)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Barisal, Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Echinorhynchus kushiroensis (Dhaka)
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) gaboes (Dhaka)
P. (Pallisentis) nandai (Dhaka)
Pallisentis sp. (Dhaka)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the tank goby is found mainly in fresh water and estuaries, but also enters the sea. The species name is often mispelled "gurius."

bele

FAMILY LUTJANIDAE

Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål)

mangrove red snapper

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Goezia sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: This is a marine species; juveniles and young adults occur in mangrove estuaries and in the lower reaches of freshwater streams (see Froese and Pauly 2001). The generic name is frequently misspelled "Lutianus."

FAMILY MUGILIDAE

Mugil cephalus Linnaeus

flathead mullet

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Digenea
Haploporus sp. (Chittagong?)
Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus chilkaensis (Chittagong?)

Remarks: This mullet is coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. Although noted to be cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical and subtropical zones of all seas, it is not listed by Froese and Pauly (2001) as occurring in Bangladesh.

bhangna^[148]

FAMILY MULLIDAE

Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier

sulphur goatfish

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Quimperia sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: The sulfur goatfish is found in coastal waters and estuaries; it is not listed as occurring in Bangladesh (Froese and Pauly (2001).

FAMILY NANDIDAE

Nandus nandus (Hamilton)

Gangetic leaffish

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Clinostomum giganticum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Euclinostomum multicaecum metacercaria (Dhaka)
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (Chittagong, Dhaka)
?Podocotyle atomon metacercaria (Dhaka)
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (-)
Cestoda
?Anchistrocephalus sp. (-)
Bothriocephalus sp. plerocercoid (Chittagong, Dhaka)
Diphyllobothriidae gen. sp. plerocercoid (Dhaka)
Senga ophicephaliana (Chittagong)
Nematoda
Ascaridia sp. larva (Chittagong)
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Dhaka, Sylhet?)
Contracaecum sp. larva (Dhaka)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka)
Porrocaecum sp. larva (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis (Pallisentis) nandai (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet?)
P. (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephali (Chittagong)
Pallisentis sp. (-)
Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Chittagong)

meni

FAMILY POLYNEMIDAE

Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw)

fourfinger threadfin

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Barisal)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the fourfinger threadfin is found in shallow coastal waters and enters rivers; juveniles occur in estuaries.

tailla

Polydactylus indicus (Shaw)

Indian threadfin

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
?Camallanus cotti (Khulna)
Porrocaecum trichiuri^[149] [larva?] (Khulna)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) alii (Khulna)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that this species occasionally enters rivers.

lakhua

Polydactylus sextarius (Bloch and Schneider)

blackspot threadfin

Syn.: Polynemus sextarius Bloch and Schneider

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Paraquimperia sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: The blackspot threadfin is a marine species that frequently enters estuaries. It is not listed by Froese and Pauly (2001) as being reported from Bangladesh, but is widely distributed in Indo-Pacific waters, including the Bay of Bengal.

Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus

paradise threadfin

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Raphidascaris sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus topseyi (Dhaka)

Remarks: The paradise threadfin regularly enters fresh water during the breeding season (see Froese and Pauly 2001).

tapasi

FAMILY SCIAENIDAE

Otolithoides pama (Hamilton)

pama croaker

Syn.: Pama pama (Hamilton)

Sciaenoides pama (Hamilton)

poa

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Cestoda
Gymnorhynchus sp. plerocercus (Chittagong)
Lytocestus sp. (-)
Cestoda gen. sp. (-)
Nematoda
Contracaecum sp. larva (Chittagong)
Goezia sp. (-)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Acanthocephala
Pallisentis sp. (-)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the pama croaker is found in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers.

FAMILY SCOMBRIDAE

Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier)

Indian mackerel

Status: native

Environment: marine

Digenea
Dinurinae gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Monogenea
Pseudoanthocotyle pavlovskyi (Bay of Bengal)

Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch and Schneider)

Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Syn.: Cybium guttatum (Bloch and Schneider)

bijram

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Monogenea
Pricea multae (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY SILLAGINIDAE

Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton)

flathead sillago

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Raphidascaris panijii^[150] (Khulna)

tular dandi

FAMILY SPARIDAE

Acanthopagrus berda (Forrskål)

picnic seabream

Syn.: Sparus berda Forrskål

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) berdii^[151] (Khulna)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that the picnic seabream enters fresh water.

FAMILY STROMATEIDAE

Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen)

silver pomfret

Syn.: Stromateus cinereus Bloch

fali chanda

Status: native

Environment: marine

Digenea
Lecithocladium sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Capillaria sp. (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY TRICHIURIDAE

Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier)

Salvalani hairtail

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Digenea
Lecithochiriinae gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Nematoda
Camallanus trichiuris (Bay of Bengal)

churi

Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus

largehead hairtail

Syn.: Lepturacanthus haumela (Forsskål)

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish

Nematoda
Camallanus dollfusi (Bay of Bengal)
Capillaria sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: This is a marine species that often enters estuaries (see Froese and Pauly 2001).

ORDER PLEURONECTIFORMES

FAMILY CYNOGLOSSIDAE

Cynoglossus arel (Bloch and Schneider)

largescale tonguesole

Syn.: Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker)

kukur jeeb

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Nematoda
Dujardinascaris sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Heterotyphlum sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Paraquimperia sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Copepoda
Ergasilus sp. (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) note that this marine flatfish enters estuaries and tidal rivers.

Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton

long tongue sole

Status: native

Environment: marine, brackish, fresh water

Acanthocephala
Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Barisal)

Remarks: The long tongue sole is a marine species that enters estuaries and tidal rivers (Froese and Pauly 2001).

kukur jeeb

FAMILY PSETTODIDAE

Psettodes erumei (Bloch and Schneider)

Indian spiny turbot

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Capillaria sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Cucullanus sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Porrocaecum trichiuri^[152] [larva?] (Bay of Bengal)
Quimperiidae gen. sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Raphidascaris sp. larva (Bay of Bengal)
Isopoda
Cymothoidae gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)

FAMILY SOLEIDAE

Solea elongata Day

elongate sole

Status: native

Environment: marine

Nematoda
Capillaria sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Camallanus dollfusi (Bay of Bengal)

Remarks: Although not listed as occurring in the waters of Bangladesh, Froese and Pauly (2001) give the distribution of this species as being the "Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the "Gulf" to the west and east coast of India and Sri Lanka."

ORDER TETRAODONTIFORMES

FAMILY TETRAODONTIDAE

Tetraodon sp.

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Isopoda
Isopoda gen. sp. (-)

Remarks: Froese and Pauly (2001) list two species of the genus Tetraodon as occurring in Bangladesh.

FISHES OF UNCERTAIN TAXONOMIC AFFINITY

"Catfish"

Status: native

Environment: fresh water

Digenea
Digenea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Cestoda
Lytocestus sp. (-)
Caryophyllaeidea gen. sp. (Dhaka)
Nematoda
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (-)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) spiculogubernaculus (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) sp. (-)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (-)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Dhaka)

"Elasmobranch fishes"

Status: native

Environment: marine

Cestoda
Lecanicephalidea gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
?Pseudophyllidea gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Tetraphyllidea gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Trypanorhyncha gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)

"Sawfish"

Status: native

Environment: fresh water, brackish

Cestoda
Lytocestus sp. (-)
Nematoda
?Camallanus kirandensis (Khulna)
?Contracaecum brevicaecum larva^[153] (Khulna)

"Fish"

Status: unknown

Environment: fresh water, brackish, marine

Protozoa
Ichthyobodo sp.^[154] (-)
Chilodonella sp. (-)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (-)
Ichthyophthirius sp. (1)
Apiosoma sp. (-)
Trichodina sp. (-)
Myxozoa
Myxobolus sp. (-)
Digenea
Isoparorchis hypselobagri (-)
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Chittagong)
Monogenea
?Dactylogyrus vastator (-)
Dactylogyrus sp. (-)
Nematoda
Ascaridia sp. (Sylhet)
Buckleynema sp. (Sylhet)
Cucullanus sp. (Bay of Bengal)
Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) sp. (Sylhet)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Dhaka, Sylhet)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) mysti (Dhaka)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. (Sylhet, Bay of Bengal)
Hirudinea
Hirudinea gen. sp. (Chittagong)
Branchiura
Argulus sp. (Dhaka)
Copepoda
Lernaea cyprinacea (-)
Crustacea
Crustacea gen. sp. (Bay of Bengal)

^[134] Records involving nomina nuda are not included in this list.
^[135] Tentative parasite identification.
^[136] Tentative parasite identification.
^[137] Tentative parasite identification.
^[138] Tentative parasite identification.
^[139] The common name is taken from Ahmed and Ezaz (1997).
^[140] Species inquirenda.
^[141] Species inquirenda.
^[142] Species inquirenda.
^[143] Species inquirenda.
^[144] Species inquirenda.
^[145] Species inquirenda.
^[146] Species inquirenda.
^[147] Species inquirenda.
^[148] The common name is from Chandra (1992a).
^[149] Species inquirenda.
^[150] Species inquirenda.
^[151] Species inquirenda.
^[152] Species inquirenda.
^[153] Species inquirenda.
^[154] Tentative parasite identification.

HOST-PARASITE LIST[134]

HOST-PARASITE LIST ^[134]