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Pachypterus atherinoides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Schilbeidae
Genus:	Pachypterus
Species:	P. atherinoides
Binomial name
Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)

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

In Bangladesh, the fish is called Batashi (বাতাসী).

References

1. "Neotropius atherinoides (Bloch, 1794) | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "Pachypterus atherinoides, Indian potasi : fisheries, aquarium". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. "Photos of Indian Potasi (Pachypterus atherinoides) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
4. "Batashi Fish Curry with Brinjal and Potato". Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
5. "Fresh fish of Mawa Bazaar". The Daily Star. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
6. পাশা, জগলুল (2021-06-02). "বাঙালির পাতে ফিরছে বিলুপ্তপ্রায় বাতাসি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-17.

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Horabagridae
• Fish of Asia
• Freshwater fish of South Asia