Otolithoides pama is a valid scientific name.

Otolithoides pama (Hamilton, 1822)

- Bhola - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Sciaenidae
Genus	:	Otolithoides
Species	:	Otolithoides pama

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Bhola[274] Poa[274] Pama[274] Koi-bhola[274]

Synonyms:

Pama pama (Hamilton, 1822)
Bola pama Hamilton, 1822
Sciaenoides pama (Hamilton, 1822)
Sciaenoides hardwickii Blyth, 1860

Maximum Length and Weight:

330 mm (TL) ^[5] 30 cm (TL) and 400 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-4.6 : 3.3-3.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-5.1 : 3.6-4.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 8-9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2.2-2.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-2.8 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. X . I/40-43; P₁. I9; P₂. 1/5; A. II/7 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
B VII; D₁ X; D₂ I/40-43; A 2/7-16; P 17; V 1/5; C 17; L.tr 9/25 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vii; D₁ 10; D₂ 1/40-43; A 2/7; P 17; V 1/5; C 17; L.ls 55; L.tr 9/25 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

84 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [355]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[975] Bangladesh[70] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[975] Myanmar[832] Thailand[975] Vietnam[748]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Passur River, Khulna[752] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Little feni river, Feni[795] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
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: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Gill net, Beach seine net, Beach seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Gill net, Beach seine net, Beach seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available