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Etymological History of Some Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh: a Review

Md. Hadiuzzaman
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh.

Muhammad Forhad Ali
Department of Aquaculture, Sheikh Fajilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College, Melandah, Jamalpur, Bangladesh.

M Ahsan Bin Habib
Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

As Bangladesh is endowed with around 250 freshwater fish species, the etymological analysis of currently used fish scientific names may have interesting motifs in various scientific fields. It is very hard to find out the meanings of scientific names of fishes due to the lack of recognized identifying books and literature. Additionally, systematic nomenclature will be not recognized and understood without having a clear knowledge about the origin of a word. Though some of these words have been deformed and almost all of them are far variants from the standard or original forms, etymology is used for elucidating the origin of scientific names. Of all species presented in the available sources, 64 species were selected for this study. All names, including scientific (Greek and Latin), common and local names in Bengali dialects were etymologically analyzed. Thus, the study was considered one of the first works deals with the background history of the binomial nomenclature of the concerned freshwater fish species.

Keywords: Etymological history, Freshwater fish, Scientific name

Location: Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-01-2017

End Date: 00-06-2017

Program Area: Resource Development and Management

Commodity: Fish

Objectives:

To create a platform for the readers and students so that they could form an idea about the background of the fish scientific name.

Methodology:

Several sources like different books published scientific papers, online dictionaries were reviewed for collecting data and information about the etymology used for describing the freshwater fishes of Bangladesh from 1^st January to 30^th June 2017. The freshwater fishes which were frequently found in the local market were considered for the study. The species were structured according to their related Order, Family, and Genus alphabetically based on the systematic classification. A literature survey was also conducted to gather relevant background information. All the reviewed sources were mentioned in the bibliography.

Source of Information: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research-Volume 2; Issue 5; September 2017; Page No. 24-30

Article Link (Online Journal): www.fishjournals.com

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Achievement/Findings:

A total of 64 fish species, usually found in native fish markets of Bangladesh, have been discussed. In some cases, close related synonyms along with very useful scientific names have been considered to have a better clarification. There are so many freshwater fishes (more than 250 species) that are believed to still surviving. But many of them are rarely found in different parts of the country. Data and information were synthesized by analytical observation. Readers are requested to follow the references for further understanding.

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