Cobitis dario is a Senior Synonym of Botia dario.

Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Bengal Loach - 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 dario

Common Names:

English	:	Bengal Loach[729] Necktic Loach[729]
Bangla	:	Rani[5] Rani-mach[274] Putul mach[274] Bou-mach[274] Betangi[274] Rati[274] Beti[274] Buktia[274] Nanin[729]

Synonyms:

Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis geto Hamilton, 1822
Botia geto (Hamilton, 1822)
Canthophrys zebra Swainson, 1839
Diacanthus zebra (Swainson, 1839)
Canthophrys flavicauda Swainson, 1839
Diacanthus flavicauda (Swainson, 1839)
Botia macrolineata Teugels et al, 1986

Maximum Length and Weight:

18 cm (TL) ^[347] 151 mm (TL) ^[5] 9 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.3-4.6 : 3.4-3.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5.1 : 3.9-4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5.5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 3-3.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 11-13(2-3/9-10); P₁. 14; P₂. 8; A. 7-8(2/5-6) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 9-10; A ii 5-6; P 14; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 12-13(3/9-10); A 7-8(2/5-6); P 14; V 8; C 19 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

All-trans-dehydroretinol

60

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

13.52

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Ash

3.30

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Ash

3.2

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Calcium

1.90

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Calcium

0.46

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Calcium

1300

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Copper

0.094

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

654

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Fat

10.6

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Folate

3.2

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Gross energy

24.69

kJ/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Gross energy

6.03

kJ/g

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Iodine

25

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

2.5

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Lipid

26.82

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Lipid

6.55

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Magnesium

45

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Manganese

1.5

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Moisture

75.59

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Moisture

70.8

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Muscle protein

17.02

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Phosphorus

2.34

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Phosphorus

0.57

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Phosphorus

820

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Potassium

160

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

59.57

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Protein

14.54

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Protein

14.9

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Selenium

31

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

48

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sulphur

170

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

24

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

6.4

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

0.12

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

0.63

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

4.0

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [503]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [193]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

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)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
300-400 BDT/kg (Size: 6-8 cm, Weight: 10-12 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]