| Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
| Bagridae |
Batasio affinis
|
Blyth, 1860 | Fr
| native | | | 7.44 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Khujailok River, a tributary of Yu River belonging to the Chindwin-Irrawaddy basin in Manipur (Ref. 57576). Also Ref. 74340. |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio batasio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Fi
| native | Tista batasio (English), Bojori (Bengali) | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Teesta river system in North Bengal, Assam and Tripura. Also Ref. 41236, 45255, 97593. |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio convexirostrum
|
Darshan, Anganthoibi & Vishwanath, 2011 | Fr
| native | | | | | Known from Koladyne basin in Mizoram (Ref. 87063). | No picture yet. |
| Bagridae |
Batasio fasciolatus
|
Ng, 2006 | Fr
| native | | | 7.06 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Tista River drainage, itself a tributary of the Brahmaputra River (Ref. 57570). |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio flavus
|
Plamoottil, 2015 | Fr
| native | Yellow Batasio (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 10.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality, Kerala, Manimala River at Paduthode, ZSI/ANRC - 12228 (holotype of Batasio flavus, 8.1 cm SL) (Ref. 104688). |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio merianiensis
|
(Chaudhuri, 1913) | Fr
| native | | | 6.57 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Assam (Ref. 58032). Also Ref. 104688. |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio sharavatiensis
|
Bhatt & Jayaram, 2004 | Fr
| native | | | 10.70 cm SL male/unsexed | | Kown from the River Sharavati in Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka. Type locality, River Sharavati, 14°14'N, 74°49'E, Joginmatha, Uttara Kannada Dist., Karnataka (Ref. 51080). |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio spilurus
|
Ng, 2006 | Fr
| native | | | 4.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Brahmaputra River drainage in the vicinity of Dibrugarh, Asam (Ref. 57570). |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio tengana
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Fi
| native | Assamese batasio (English), Batasio (Assamese), Batasio (Meitei) | | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Punjab, North Bengal and Brahmaputra river in Assam (Ref. 4833) and Manipur (Ref. 41236). Caught mostly during winter months in north Bengal and Assam (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 45255. |  |
| Bagridae |
Batasio travancoria
|
Hora & Law, 1941 | Fr, Thr
| endemic | Malabar batasio (English) | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Pamba, Kalladas, Chittar river and Western Ghats of Kerala (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 41236, 43640.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Bathygobius ostreicola
|
(Chaudhuri, 1916) | Fr, Br, M
| endemic | | | 5.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Godavary estuary and east coast of India (Ref. 45255). |  |
| Osphronemidae |
Belontia signata
|
(Günther, 1861) | Fr
| questionable | | | 18.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. |  |
| Danionidae |
Betadevario ramachandrani
|
Pramod, Fang, Rema Devi, Liao, Indra, Jameela Beevi & Kullander, 2010 | Fr
| native | | | 6.10 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known only from the type locality area in the upper Sita River drainage on
the southwestern coast of India (Ref. 84468). | No picture yet. |
| Balitoridae |
Bhavania arunachalensis
|
Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & Das, 2007 | Fr
| native | | | | | Known from the Noadhing River drainage in Arunchal Pradesh (Ref. 75581). | No picture yet. |
| Balitoridae |
Bhavania australis
|
(Jerdon, 1849) | Fr, Or, Thr
| endemic | Western Ghat loach (English), Kalla (Kannada), Kalveli (Malayalam), കല് വേലി (Malayalam) | | 9.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Western Ghats in Mysore District, Karnataka; Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu; Silent Valley, Tenmalai and Wynaad in Kerala. Also found in South India (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 4832, 43641, 87807.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 44149). |  |
| Oxudercidae |
Boleophthalmus boddarti
|
(Pallas, 1770) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 22.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Sunderbans in West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Also known from Ennore estuary in Madras (Ref. 34530). Also Ref. 4833. |  |
| Oxudercidae |
Boleophthalmus dussumieri
|
Valenciennes, 1837 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Mud skipper (English), Levti (Gujarati), લેવતી (Gujarati), Nivti (Marathi), निवति (Marathi) | | 18.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Western India and Gangetic Delta (Ref. 4833). Found in Mumbai and Sunderbans in West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 591. |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia almorhae
|
Gray, 1831 | Fr
| native | Almorha loach (English), Jabo (Hindi), जबो (Hindi) | | 15.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Almorha Hills, western Himalaya (Ref. 4832). Also found Eastern Himalayas in Tista at Darjeeling to as far as Yamuna at Delhi; Chambal drainage in Rajasthan; Sone drainage in Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 41236); and Kumaon hills, especially in Kosi River (Ref. 45255). Vulnerable (Ref. 41236). |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia birdi
|
Chaudhuri, 1909 | Fr
| native | Birdi loach (English), Rama gurun (Kashmiri) | | 18.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Punjab (Ref. 4832), Kashmir Valley in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh (Ref. 41236). Occurs in Indus river (Ref. 41033). Fairly common in Punjab (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255. |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia dario
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Necktie loach (English), Botuk mach (Assamese), Rani mach (Bengali), Dohser (Khasi), Ngarang (Meitei) | | 15.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Assam, North Bengal, Rajmahal hills in South Bihar (Ref. 41236), West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 45255), Western Ghats of Maharashtra (Ref. 43641) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Known from Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 31807. |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia dayi
|
Hora, 1932 | Fr
| native | Hora loach (English) | | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Darjeeling Himalaya and Brahmaputra drainage of Assam (probably all along the base of the Himalaya). Also found in Kedar Valley (Ref. 37082). |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia histrionica
|
Blyth, 1860 | Fr
| native | Burmese loach (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 13.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Manipur (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 41236, 45255. |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia lohachata
|
Chaudhuri, 1912 | Fr
| native | Y-loach (English), Bagha (Hindi), Lohachat (Hindi), Chipar (Punjabi), Pathat chat (Punjabi) | | 15.39 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Ganges drainage (Ref. 4832). Known from river Gandak in Sarana district, Bihar (Ref. 45255). |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia rostrata
|
Günther, 1868 | Fr
| native | Gangetic loach (English), Botia (Assamese), Rani mach (Bengali), Dohser (Khasi) | | 25.00 cm NG male/unsexed | | Known from Assam and West Bengal (Ref. 4832) and Meghalaya (Ref. 45255). |  |
| Botiidae |
Botia striata
|
Narayan Rao, 1920 | Fr, Or, Thr
| endemic | Tiger loach (English), Handi (Kannada), Wagamasa (Marathi), Waghamasa (Marathi) | scarce (very unlikely) | 7.80 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Tunga river system and Kohapur Satara district, Western Ghats (Ref. 4832). Also occurs in Thungabhadra river at Shimoga, Karnataka in Western Ghats; and Krishna drainage of Satara and Kolhapur in Maharashtra (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43641, 45255.
Status of threat: Endangered in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Soleidae |
Brachirus orientalis
|
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Thr
| native | Oriental-sole (English), Sole (English), Pullimanthul (Malayalam), Sappatee (Malayalam), പുള്ളി മാന്തള് (Malayalam), മാന്തള് (Malayalam), സപ്പത്തി (Malayalam), Lep (Marathi) | occasional (usually not seen) | 38.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the coast (Ref. 45255), Chalakudy River in Kerala (Ref. 45207) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Found in shallow sandy or muddy bottoms. Caught incidentally by prawn trawlers. Flesh excellent to taste. Also Ref. 11298, 43640. In range Ref. 3391.
Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Brachyamblyopus brachysoma
|
(Bleeker, 1854) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 10.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 7050, 092840. | No picture yet. |
| Gobiidae |
Brachygobius nunus
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, Thr
| native | Bumblebee goby (English) | | 2.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from River Hooghly in West Bengal (Ref. 45255).
Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Dasyatidae |
Brevitrygon imbricata
|
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Scaly stingray (English), Schneider's scaly-stingray (English), Sting ray (English), Mookan thirandi (Malayalam), മൂക്കന് തിരണ്ടി (Malayalam), മൂക്കന് തിരണ്ടി (Malayalam), Pakat (Marathi), पकात (Marathi) | common (usually seen) | 25.50 cm WD male/unsexed ;31.00 cm WD female | 14 WD | Occurs in both sides of the Indian coast (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Orissa coast (Ref. 45255) and known to breed in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Ref. 118627). Also Ref. 4832. |  |
| Butidae |
Butis amboinensis
|
(Bleeker, 1853) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 14.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 2847. |  |
| Butidae |
Butis gymnopomus
|
(Bleeker, 1853) | Fr, Br
| native | | | 11.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Danionidae |
Cabdio crassus
|
Lalramliana, Lalronunga & Singh, 2019 | Fr
| native | | | 11.14 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality of Cabdio crassus, Mizoram, Kaladan River, in the vicinity of Kawlchaw village. Known from the main channel of the Kaladan River drainage of Mizoram (Ref. 120895), | No picture yet. |
| Danionidae |
Cabdio jaya
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Fi
| native | Jaya (English) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 45255), Gangetic provinces and Assam (Ref. 4832). Reported from Tripura (Ref. 97593). Also Ref. 41236. |  |
| Danionidae |
Cabdio morar
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Thr
| native | Aspidoparia (English), Olahalale (Kannada) | | 20.00 cm NG male/unsexed | | Occurs throughout northern India (Ref. 41236). Collected from West Bengal: Ganga in the vicinity of Palaghat, Panchanandapur; Goalpara District: Assam River at Goalpara; Mizoram: Terei River, a tributary of Tlawng in the vicinity of Saikhawthlir and Chuhvel, Barak drainage and Mizoram, Mar River, a tributary of the Karnaphuli in the vicinity of Phuldungsei (Ref. 130120). Also Ref. 4832, 45255.
Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Danionidae |
Cabdio ukhrulensis
|
(Selim & Vishwanath, 2001) | Fr
| native | | | 7.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality of Aspidoparia ukhrulensis, Chatrickong R., Ukhrul dist., Manipur, 150 km from Imphal (Ref. 46206). Collected from Manipur: Ukhrul District: Chatrickong River, Chindwin drainage (Ref. 130120). | No picture yet. |
| Cobitidae |
Canthophrys gongota
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Gongota loach (English) | | 13.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Assam and Meghalaya to Uttar Pradesh along the base of Eastern Himalayas (Ref. 41236). Also found in North Bengal (Ref. 4832) and Tripura (Ref. 97593).. Also Ref. 45255. |  |
| Gobiidae |
Caragobius urolepis
|
(Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Br
| native | Sumatra eelgoby (English) | | 8.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Ennore estuary, Madras (Ref. 34530). Also Ref. 45255, 092840. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Carassius auratus
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| introduced | | | 48.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from the ponds and lakes of Nilgiris (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 4832. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Carassius carassius
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| introduced | Crucian carp (English), Gang gad (Kashmiri) | common (usually seen) | 64.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in Kashmir Valley (Ref. 33323) and Western Ghats (Ref. 40976). Present in Nainital Lake (Ref. 89721). Also Ref. 1739 and 4832. |  |
| Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus leucas
|
(Valenciennes, 1839) | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Bullshark (English) | | 360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female | | Known from northwestern and southwestern India (Ref. 45255); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Ref. 118627). Occurs in Bombay, Cochin, and Hooghly River with Glyphis gangeticus. Marketed fresh, frozen or smoked; hide utilized for leather, fins for sharkfin soup and liver for oil rich in Vitamin A potency (Ref. 4832). |  |
| Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus melanopterus
|
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Blacktip reef shark (English), Black fin reef shark (English), Black finned shark (English), Black tip shark (English), Blackfin reef shark (English), Magara (Gujarati), Mossikhada (Gujarati), મગરા (Gujarati), મોસીખડા (Gujarati), Neikaplethantee (Kannada), ನೇಕಪ್ಲೀತಂಟೀ (Kannada), ನೇಕಪ್ಲೀತಂಟೀ (Kannada), Mookan-sravu (Malayalam), മൂക്കന് സ്രാവ് (Malayalam), മൂക്കന് സ്രാവ് (Malayalam), മൂക്കന് സ്റാവ് (Malayalam), Balda (Marathi), Khada mushi (Marathi), Mori (Marathi), खादा मुशी (Marathi), बाळदा (Marathi), मोरी (Marathi), Gunna sura (Tamil), Kalakumattai-sura (Tamil), Katta-sura (Tamil), Koppulisura (Tamil), Thalan-sorrah (Tamil), கட்டா சுரா (Tamil), கட்டைச் சுரா (Tamil), கலக்குமட்டை சுரா (Tamil), கலக்குமாட்டை சுரா (Tamil), குணா சுரா (Tamil), குன்ன சுரா (Tamil), குப்புலீ சுரா (Tamil), குப்புலீ சுரா (Tamil), கொப்புலி சுரா (Tamil), தாலஞ் சுரா (Tamil), தாளன் சுரா (Tamil), Boka sorrah (Telugu), Bokka-sorrah (Telugu), Caval sorrah (Telugu), Caval-sorrah (Telugu), Mukhan sorrah (Telugu), Mukhan-sorrah (Telugu), Nella vekal sorrah (Telugu), Raman sorrah (Telugu), Raman-sorrah (Telugu), Ran sorrah (Telugu), Ran-sorrah (Telugu), కావల్ సొర్రా (Telugu), బోక్కా సొర్రా (Telugu), బోక్కా సొర్రా (Telugu), ముఖాన్ సొర్రా (Telugu), రన్ సొర్రా (Telugu), రమన్ సొర్రా (Telugu) | | 200 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found along Indian coast, common in the Hooghly estuary in West Bengal and Chilka Lake in Orissa, Andaman, Laccadive and Waltair (Ref. 45255). Regularly caught in fisheries but utilization not known (Ref. 244). Also Ref. 4832, 9997, 29108. |  |
| Tetraodontidae |
Carinotetraodon imitator
|
Britz & Kottelat, 1999 | Fr
| endemic | Pothal (Malayalam), പൊത്തല് (Malayalam) | | | | Occurs in Ernakulam, Kerala. | No picture yet. |
| Tetraodontidae |
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
|
(Hora & Nair, 1941) | Fr, Thr
| endemic | Malabar pufferfish (English), കുട്ടന് (Malayalam), പൊത്തല് (Malayalam) | | 3.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Pamba river, Vembanad lake, Minachil river and Shertallai in Kerala (Ref. 41236). Recorded from Chaliyar & Kole wetlands of Trichur (Ref. 43640) and Chalakkudy river (Ref. 43638, 45207). Also Ref. 4833, 43641, 45255.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Chacidae |
Chaca chaca
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Indian chaca (English), Chega (Assamese), Kutkutya (Bengali), Gajeb-bakau (Khasi), Gajeb-bakau (Meitei), पोवा (Nepali) | | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Ganges-Brahmaputra drainages, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam (Ref. 45255). Reported from small rivers and rivulets throughout Tripura (Ref. 97593). Also Ref. 41236. |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Chagunius chagunio
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Fi, Sp
| native | Lal puti (Bengali), Chaguni (English), Puti (Bengali), पथरचाटी (Nepali) | | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in North India along base of Himalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa (Ref. 45255) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Known from Brahmaputra and Ganges drainages along the Himalaya foothills (Ref. 4832) and Chota-Nagpur Damodar drainage (Ref. 41236). Present in Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721), also in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Vulnerable (Ref. 41236). |  |
| Cyprinidae |
Chagunius nicholsi
|
(Myers, 1924) | Fr
| native | | | 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Manipur. | No picture yet. |
| Ambassidae |
Chanda nama
|
Hamilton, 1822 | Fr, Br, Fi, Thr
| native | Chanda (Bengali), Elongate glass-perchlet (English), Bachanike meenu (Kannada), Kachki (Marathi), Kakkachee (Tamil), காக்காச்சி (Tamil) | | 11.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known throughout India (Ref. 41236). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); and Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). This species contributes to the artisanal fish catches in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal (Ref. 4833). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Inhabits standing and running water (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 43638, 45204.
Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |  |
| Bagridae |
Chandramara chandramara
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| native | Asian cory (English) | | 5.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from North Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 41236, 45255. |  |
| Channidae |
Channa amphibeus
|
(McClelland, 1845) | Fr
| native | Borna snakehead (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in North Bengal. Also Ref. 41236, 45255. | No picture yet. |
| Channidae |
Channa andrao
|
Britz, 2013 | Fr
| native | | | 14.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality, West Bengal, Lefraguri swamp. |  |