Salmostoma phulo is a valid scientific name.

Salmostoma phulo (Hamilton, 1822)

Finescaled Razorbelly Minnow - Fulchela - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Salmostoma
Species	:	Salmostoma phulo

Common Names:

English	:	Finescaled Razorbelly Minnow[729] Finescale razorbelly minnow[6]
Bangla	:	Fulchela[5] Prem chela[729] Phulo chela[729]

Synonyms:

Oxygaster phulo (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus phulo Hamilton, 1822
Chela phulo (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus phulo (Hamilton, 1822)
Salmophasia phulo (Hamilton, 1822)
Salmostoma phulo phulo (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius albulus McClelland, 1839

Maximum Length and Weight:

98 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.7-5.9 : 4.7-4.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.2-5.5 : 4.3-4.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(2/7); P₁. 11; P₂. 8; A. 18-20(2/16-18) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 7; A iii 14-16; P i 12; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 9(2/7); A 13-20; P 11-13; V 8; L.ls 80-90; L.tr 12-15 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B iii; D 9 (2/7); A 13-20; P 13; C 19; L.ls 80-87; L.tr 12-15/6 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

80-90 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [709]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [256]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Feni river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Baor, River, Flooded paddy field ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

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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: Data not available
Market price: Data not available