Pachypterus atherinoides

Pachypterus atherinoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Horabagridae
Genus: Pachypterus
Species:
P. atherinoides
Binomial name
Pachypterus atherinoides
(Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Neotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Pseudotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Bagrus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Bagrus urua (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Clupisoma atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Pachypterus trifasciatus (Swainson, 1839)
  • Pimelodus angius Hamilton, 1822
  • Bagrus angius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus argius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus urna (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus urua (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pseudeutropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Pseudeutropius atherinoides walkeri (Chaudhuri, 1912)
  • Silurus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
  • Pseudeutropius acutirostris (Day, 1870)

Pachypterus atherinoides, also known as Indian potasi, is a freshwater fish found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.[3][4][5]

In Bangladesh, the fish is called Batashi (বাতাসী).[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Neotropius atherinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T166637A6252491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166637A6252491.en. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Neotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794) | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypterus atherinoides". FishBase. July 2023 version.
  5. ↑ "Photos of Indian Potasi (Pachypterus atherinoides) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Batashi Fish Curry with Brinjal and Potato". Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Fresh fish of Mawa Bazaar". The Daily Star. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  8. ↑ পাশা, জগলুল (2021-06-02). "বাঙালির পাতে ফিরছে বিলুপ্তপ্রায় বাতাসি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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