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'''''Anabas cobojius''''', the '''Gangetic koi''', popularly known as '''Koi''' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is a [[species]] of [[climbing gourami]] native to [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a [[fish measurement|total length]] of {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range.<ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase |genus= Anabas|species= cobojius| month = August | year = 2019}}</ref> In addition to being fished, it may be threatened by siltation from deforestation and agricultural activities, pollution and habitat change by hydropower and dam development. The exact population is unknown but it spawns once during rainy season from May–July.<ref name=iucn/>
'''''Anabas cobojius''''', the '''Gangetic koi''', popularly known as '''Koi''' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is a [[species]] of [[climbing gourami]] native to [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a [[fish measurement|total length]] of {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range.<ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase |genus= Anabas|species= cobojius| month = August | year = 2019}}</ref> In addition to being fished, it may be threatened by siltation from deforestation and agricultural activities, pollution and habitat change by hydropower and dam development. The exact population is unknown. It spawns once during the rainy season from May–July.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />


== Popular culture ==
== Popular culture ==
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Anabas cobojius
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Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/AnabasAnabas cobojius
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Coius cobojius Hamilton, 1822
  • Anabas oligolepis Bleeker, 1855

Anabas cobojius, the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi in Bengali is a species of climbing gourami native to Bangladesh and India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in) and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range.[2] In addition to being fished, it may be threatened by siltation from deforestation and agricultural activities, pollution and habitat change by hydropower and dam development. The exact population is unknown. It spawns once during the rainy season from May–July.[1]

Popular culture[edit]

A Bengali idiom says ''Koi machher pran" or ''Life of Koi fish" as this fish can survive a long time outside of water.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chaudhry, S.; Pal, M. (2010). "Anabas cobojius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166593A6243318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166593A6243318.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Template:FishBase
  3. "কই মাছের প্রাণ". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  4. Deb, Apurba Krishna (2018). "'Surrender to nature': Worldviews and rituals of the small-scale coastal fishers of Bangladesh". Marine Policy. 92: 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2018.01.010.


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