Botia lohachata is a valid scientific name.

Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912

- 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 lohachata

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Rani[5] Putul[5] Beti[5]

Synonyms:

There is no synonym found for Botia lohachata.

Maximum Length and Weight:

66 mm (TL) ^[5] 10 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-5.2 : 3.4-4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.7-6 : 3.6-4.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5-5.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2.3-2.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 11(2/9); P₁. 14; P₂. 8; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D i 9-10; A i 5-6; P 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [204]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[860]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163]

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, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
300-400 BDT/kg (Size: 5-6 cm, Weight: 10-15 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]