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Table 1: 1037 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 32 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1074 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 1074 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Danionidae Rasbora ornata Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005 Fr native    Type locality, Lokchao R., a trib. Of the Yu R. (Chindwin drainage), Moreh, Manipur (Ref. 56787).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora rasbora (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Br, Or, Thr native  Gangetic scissortail rasbora (English), Daricana (Assamese), Saslu (Kannada), Shalynnai (Khasi), Thuppalkudiyan (Malayalam), തുപ്പലുകുടിയന് (Malayalam), തുപ്പല് കുടിയന് (Malayalam), Dandai (Marathi)  13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from all Indian states, most common in the valleys of river Ganga (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Gangetic provinces and Assam (Ref. 4832), Coromandel coast and south Kerala (Ref. 43638), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Also Ref. 41236. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Danionidae Rasboroides vaterifloris (Deraniyagala, 1930) Fr questionable   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Arunachal Pradesh. Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. 
Mugilidae Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Br, Thr native  Corsula mullet (English), തിരുത (Malayalam), Mizhugu meen (Tamil), மிளகு மீன் (Tamil), மிழுகு மீன் (Tamil) scarce (very unlikely) 45.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu (Ref. 41236). Inadvertently introduced in Peninsular river systems (Ref. 41236). Transplanted to south India in Cauvery & Vaigai rivers (Ref. 43640). Now found in Ganga and Cauvery river systems (Ref. 45255) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108) as well as the central and north Western Ghats (Ref. 92228). Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Bagridae Rita chrysea Day, 1877 Fr, Fi endemic  Mahanadi rita (English)  19.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Mahanadi river and its tributaries in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Caught in large quantities in the Mahanadi river (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 31807, 41236, 45255. 
Bagridae Rita gogra (Sykes, 1839) Fr, Fi, Thr endemic  Gogra rita (English), Kechalu (Kannada), Ghoghrya (Marathi), బంకి యిద్దు  (Telugu)  26.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from rivers of Deccan up to the Krishna river system (Ref. 4833). Also found in Mutha-Mula, Bhima and Godavary river (Ref. 43640); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). Also Ref. 31807, 41236, 45255. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 50614). 
Bagridae Rita kuturnee (Sykes, 1839) Fr, Fi, Thr endemic  Deccan rita (English), Gokra (Kannada), Katarnee (Marathi)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in rivers of Deccan in Andhra, Karnataka and Maharashtra States, up to the Krishna river system (Ref. 4833) and Tungbhadra river at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (Ref. 45255). Very common in the Tungabhadra river at Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) where large quantities are fished by drag-nets between February and March (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 41236, 43640. Status of threat: Low risk (Ref. 50614). 
Bagridae Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004 Fr native   26.28 cm SL male/unsexed ;27.11 cm SL female   
Bagridae Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Br, Fi, Thr native  Rita (English), Reta (Bengali), Reti (Bengali), Chona (Hindi), Choua (Hindi), Hunna (Hindi), Ritha (Hindi), Karkandaka (Kannada), Ghoghrya (Marathi), Pathar chati (Marathi), रीता (Nepali), Khaga (Punjabi), Khagga (Punjabi), ਖਾਗਾ (Punjabi), ਖਾੱਗਾ (Punjabi), Ponduga (Telugu) common (usually seen) 150 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Darjeeling, most rivers of North India and West Bengal (Ref. 45255), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634) and Khowai river, Tripura (Ref. 97593). One of the large-sized catfishes of India (Ref. 4833). Considered vulnerable (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640. Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Cyprinidae Rohtee ogilbii Sykes, 1839 Fr, Fi, Thr endemic  Vatani rohtee (English), Bipsi (Kannada), Sipri (Kannada)  50.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Generally found along the Western Ghats, and Krishna and Godavari river systems (Ref. 4832). Vulnerable (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640, 45255. Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Salmonidae Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Fr introduced  Brown trout (English), River trout (English)  140 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded ponds and lakes of Nilgiris and Southern Kerala river systems (Ref. 92228). 
Danionidae Salmostoma acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Thr native  Silver razorbelly minnow (English), Bilchi (Kannada), Malli (Kannada), Chaya (Tamil), Vallaches (Tamil), Vella chaekendai (Tamil), சாயா (Tamil), வளச்‍செஸ் (Tamil), வெள்ளச்சி கென்டை (Tamil), வெள்‍ளைசேக் கென்‍டை (Tamil)  15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Hooghly river in West Bengal, Poona in Maharashtra, Bhavani river near Madras and Cauvery river system (Ref. 4832). Also found in Wyanad, South Karnataka (Ref. 43638). Also Ref. 41236, 43640, 45255. Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Danionidae Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Br, Thr native  Large razorbelly minnow (English), Chelakani (Assamese), Chela (Bengali), Kataria (Bengali), Chela (Khasi), Ulkut (Marathi)  18.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from northern India (Ganges-Brahmaputra drainages) to the Mahanadi drainage (Orissa) and Indus drainage (Ref. 45255). Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108) and Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719) and Fenny river at Sabroom, Tripura (Ref. 97593). Also Ref. 41236. Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Danionidae Salmostoma balookee (Sykes, 1839) Fr, Fi native  Bloch razorbelly minnow (English), Reddiah razorbelly minnow (English)  15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Narmada, Tapti, Krishna, Godavari (Ref. 45255), eastern and western Ghats, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat (Ref. 4832); also in Chittar River basin, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44312). Also Ref. 44323.  No picture yet.
Danionidae Salmostoma belachi Jayaraj, Krishna Rao, Ravichandra Reddy, Shakuntala & Devaraj, 1999 Fr native  Belachi (Kannada), Malli (Kannada)   Collected from Karnataka.  No picture yet.
Danionidae Salmostoma boopis (Day, 1874) Fr, Thr endemic  Boopis razorbelly minnow (English), Malli (Kannada)  12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Western Ghats in South Canara and Poona in Maharashtra (Ref. 4832); Eastern Ghats, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat (Ref. 43638). Also Ref. 41236, 43634, 45255, 87807. Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Danionidae Salmostoma horai (Silas, 1951) Fr, Thr endemic  Hora razorbelly minnow (English), Malli (Kannada)  10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Coorg (Cauvery river) in Karnataka (Ref. 41236) and Andhra Pradesh (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 43640. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Salmostoma novacula (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr, Thr endemic  Novacula razorbelly minnow (English), Bilchi (Kannada), Malli (Kannada), Malli meenu (Kannada), Netteli (Tamil), நெத்தலி (Tamil), நெத்திலி (Tamil)  12.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Madras, Godavari and Krishna drainages, Poona (Central India) and the Western Ghats (Ref. 4832). Found in Cauvery river, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640, 45255. Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Salmostoma orissaense Bănărescu, 1968 Fr endemic  Orissa razorbelly minnow (English)  10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Orissa (lower Mahanadi) and Madras (Tamil Nadu). Also Ref. 41236, 45255.  No picture yet.
Danionidae Salmostoma phulo (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Thr native  Finescale razorbelly minnow (English), Malli (Kannada), Malli meenu (Kannada), Orali (Kannada), Ulkut (Marathi)  12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), West Bengal and Assam (Ref. 41236). Occurs in Cauvery (Ref. 43636), Gangetic and Brahmaputra drainages (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Danionidae Salmostoma punjabense (Day, 1872) Fr native  Punjab razorbelly minnow (English)  6.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in river systems in Punjab. Inhabits hilly areas. 
Danionidae Salmostoma sardinella (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr native  Sardinella razorbelly minnow (English)  15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Ganga river system in West Bengal, Brahmaputra river system in Assam and Mahanadi river system in Orissa (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 4832, 45255. 
Danionidae Salmostoma untrahi (Day, 1869) Fr endemic  Mahanadi razorbelly minnow (English), Malli (Kannada)  20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported to occur throughout India (Ref. 43640). Known from Mahanadi river drainage in Orissa (Ref. 4832), Cauvery river and Coleroom in South India (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 41236, 43636.  No picture yet.
Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) Fr, Sp introduced  Brook trout (English)  86.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 4833. 
Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) Fr, Br, M, Thr native  Spotted scat (English), Spotted butter fish (English), Spotted butterfish (English), Kaski (Gujarati), Sungeli (Gujarati), Vada (Gujarati), કસ્કી  (Gujarati), વડા  (Gujarati), સુંગેલી  (Gujarati), Baraayi (Kannada), Chandar (Kannada), ಚಂದರ್  (Kannada), ಬುರಾಯಿ (Kannada), Bannsire (Konkani), Nachikarimeen (Malayalam), Nutchar-char (Malayalam), നച്ചി കരിമീന് (Malayalam), നുച്ചര് ചാര്  (Malayalam), Kaski (Marathi), Vadda (Marathi), कासकी (Marathi), वादा (Marathi), Sipili (Tamil), சிப்பிலி (Tamil), சீப்பீளீ  (Tamil), Chitsillo (Telugu), Eesputti (Telugu), ఈసపుట్టి  (Telugu), చిట్సిల్లొ  (Telugu)  45.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from south India (Ref. 43641); Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); common in Kerala rivers; and Karnataka (Ref. 43640). Found in coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Gobiidae Schismatogobius deraniyagalai Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989 Fr native  പൂളാന് (Malayalam)  4.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Schismatorhynchos nukta (Sykes, 1839) Fr, Fi, Thr endemic  Nukta (English), Mukarti (Kannada), Nakta (Marathi) scarce (very unlikely) 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Maharashtra and Karnataka (Ref. 4832). Occurs in Western Ghats (Ref. 40976, 43634), Deolali, Poona and Mysore (Ref. 45255), and Krishna river system in Deccan (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Nemacheilidae Schistura aizawlensis Lalramliana, 2012 Fr native   4.89 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Muthi River, a tributary of Tuirial River in vicinity of Zemabawk, Aizawl, Mizoram (Ref. 92804). Also Ref. 98821.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura altipedunculata (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968) Fr native    Known from Mandurli, North Canara, Kati river drainage (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 92804.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura andrewi Solo, Lalramliana, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga, 2014 Fr native   5.05 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Mat River, a tributary of Kaladan River, Mizoram (Ref. 97391).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura baluchiorum (Zugmayer, 1912) Fr native   4.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rajasthan (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura beavani (Günther, 1868) Fr, Thr native   10.23 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Garo Hills (Meghalaya), North Bengal and Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 4832). Also Recorded from Kedar Valley (Ref. 37082) and Barapani, 20 km east of Shillong (Brahmaputra basin) in Meghalaya (Ref. 41236). Present in Nainital, Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721). Also Ref. 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). 
Nemacheilidae Schistura bhimachari (Hora, 1937) Fr native    Recorded from Tunga River at Shimoga, Karnataka (Ref. 92804).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura carletoni (Fowler, 1924) Fr endemic   3.15 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Kangra Valley, Beas river basin in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 4832.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura chindwinica (Tilak & Husain, 1990) Fr endemic   6.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from hillstream in Manipur Valley (Ref. 45255). Found in Barak River, Karong; Iyei River, Noney of Brahmaputra drainage, Manipur (Ref. 55394). Type locality, tributary of Chindwin R., Manipur (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 31808.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura cincticauda (Blyth, 1860) Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Arunachal Pradesh (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255. 
Nemacheilidae Schistura dayi (Hora, 1935) Fr, Thr native   7.35 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Peninsular India, Chota Nagpur plateau in Bihar and Bastar in Madhya Pradesh (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 41236, 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura denisoni (Day, 1867) Fr, Thr endemic  Murangi (Kannada), കൊയ്ത (Malayalam), Mura (Marathi), Aiyra (Tamil)  5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Peninsular India in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 41236) and Chota Nagpur Plateau in Bihar (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Mukambika (Ref. 43641). Also Ref. 4832, 43640. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 50614). 
Nemacheilidae Schistura devdevi (Hora, 1935) Fr endemic   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Darjeeling and Sikkim in Eastern Himalayas (Ref. 41236). Fairly common in the Teesta Valley (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255. 
Nemacheilidae Schistura fasciata Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2011 Fr native   7.23 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Barak River at western side of Maram Hill in Senapati District, Manipur (Ref. 86520).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura gangetica (Menon, 1987) Fr endemic   8.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Dehra Dun and Garhwal in Uttar Pradesh, Western Himalayas. Also Ref. 4832, 45255.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura himachalensis (Menon, 1987) Fr endemic   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Beas drainage in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura hiranyakeshi Praveenraj, Thackeray & Balasubramanian, 2020 Fr native   3.52 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Schistura hiranyakeshi, Maharashtra, Sindhudurg District, Amboli, temple pond fed by a natural spring from a laterite cave system, origin of the Hiranyakeshi River (Ref. 123363).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura horai (Menon, 1952) Fr native   5.23 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Himachal Pradesh in Kangra Valley, Punjab and Jammu in Beas and Chenab drainages (Ref. 45255). Also found in Tawi drainage in Jammu and Kashmir (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 4832.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura kangjupkhulensis (Hora, 1921) Fr native   7.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Manipur Valley and Naga Hills (Ref. 4832). Found in Chindwin basin in Manipur State (Ref. 39226). Also Ref. 41236, 45255.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura khugae Vishwanath & Shanta, 2004 Fr native   9.22 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Khuga River in Manipur (Ref. 55328).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura kodaguensis (Menon, 1987) Fr endemic  Murangi (Kannada)  3.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Cauvery basin and Nilgiris in Western Ghats (Ref. 4832). Recorded from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats (Ref. 43640). Also Ref. 41236, 45255.  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura koladynensis Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2012 Fr native   7.61 cm SL male/unsexed  Knonw from the Koladyne River at Kolchaw, Lawntlai District, Mizoram (Ref. 92804).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura liyaiensis Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2014 Fr native   4.18 cm SL male/unsexed  Found only in the upper reaches of Barak River at Liyai village (Barak-Surma-Meghana basin), Senapati District in Manipur (Ref. 112085).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura maculosa Lalronunga, Lalnuntluanga & Lalramliana, 2013 Fr native   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the Tuingo and Pharsih Rivers, tributaries of Tuivai River, in Mizoram (Ref. 94258).  No picture yet.
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