Pachypterus atherinoides, also known as Indian potasi, is a freshwater fish found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Pachypterus |
| Species: | P. atherinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
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In Bangladesh, the fish is called Batashi (বাতাসী).[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Neotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794) | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Pachypterus atherinoides, Indian potasi : fisheries, aquarium". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Photos of Indian Potasi (Pachypterus atherinoides) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Batashi Fish Curry with Brinjal and Potato". Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Fresh fish of Mawa Bazaar". The Daily Star. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ পাশা, জগলুল (2021-06-02). "বাঙালির পাতে ফিরছে বিলুপ্তপ্রায় বাতাসি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-17.