''Anabas cobojius'', the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi in
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
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is a
species of
climbing gourami
The Anabantidae are a family of ray-finned fish within the order Anabantiformes commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. The family includes about 34 species. As labyrinth fishes, they possess a labyrinth organ, a structure i ...
native to
Bangladesh and
India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a
total length of and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range.
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.
Popular culture
A Bengali idiom says
''''Koi machher pran''" or
''Life of Koi fish" as this fish can survive a long time outside of water.
References
cobojius
Freshwater fish of India
Fish of Bangladesh
Fish described in 1822
Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
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