Somileptes bispinosa is a Junior Synonym of Canthophrys gongota.

Canthophrys gongota (Hamilton, 1822)

Gongota loach - Poia - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [8]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Actinopterygii
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cobitidae
Genus	:	Canthophrys
Species	:	Canthophrys gongota

Common Names:

English	:	Gongota loach[6]
Bangla	:	Poia[5] Ghar-poia[5] Pahari gutum[5]

Synonyms:

Cobitis gongota Hamilton, 1822
Somileptes gongota (Hamilton, 1822)
Somileptus gongota (Hamilton, 1822)
Somileptis gongota (Hamilton, 1822)
Cobitis cucura Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis oculata McClelland, 1839
Canthophrys bispinosa Swainson, 1839
Somileptes bispinosa (Swainson, 1839)
Canthophrys albescens Swainson, 1839
Cobitis amnicola Valenciennes, 1846

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.2-4.8 : 3.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.8-7 : 5.8-6.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

B III; D 11(3/8); A 7(2/5); P 11(1/10); V 8(2/6); C 16 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
D iii 8; A ii 5; P i 10; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}D. 2/8; P₁. 10; P₂. 7; A. 7 (2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [550]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [248]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Feni river, Feni[1165]

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)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
150-200 BDT/kg (Size: 8-10 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]