First record of the South American sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Hossain, Md. Yeamin, Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Ahmed, Zoarder Faruque, Ohtomi, Jun, Islam, A. B M S
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3376/1/First_record_of_south_American_sailffin_catfish.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3376/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01117.x/pdf

Native to South and Central America, many of the 700 species of suckermouth armored catfishes (Loricariidae, Siluriformes) are popular with aquarium hobbyists as algae-controlling ornamental fishes and are therefore bred, shipped and sold around the world. They are characterized by bony plates cove...