List of fresh water fishes of Maharashtra

The Fresh water fish resource of Maharashtra constitutes 6 orders 25 families and 160 species. There are many species like Oriochromis, Grass carp, common carp, silver carp, etc. that have been introduced in the inland water of Maharashtra. The entire region comes under 4 basins viz. Narmada, Tapti, Godavari and Krishna. The following list is arranged taxonomically; the distribution given by many sources given in the reference section.

Order 1: Osteoglossiformes

Family 1: notopteridae

1) Notopterus notopterus 2) Notopterus chitala

Order 2: Anguilliformes

Family 2: anguillidae (freshwater eels)

3 Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis

Order 3: Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)

Family 3: cyprinidae

SUB - FAMILY: CYPRININAE (Barbs) 4 Catla catla 5 Cirrhinus cirrhosus 6. Cirrhinus fulungee 7. Cirrhinus macrops 8. Cirrhinus mrigala mrigala 9. Cirrhinus reba 10. Ctenopharyngodon idellus 11. Cyprinus carpio 12. Gonoproktopterus kolus 13. Gonoproktopterus lithopidos 14. Gonoproktopterus thomassi 15. Labeo ariza 16. Labeo bata 17. Labeo boga 18. Labeo boggut 19. Labeo calbasu 20. Labeo fimbriatus 21. Labeo gonius 22. Labeo kawrus 23. Labeo pangusia 24. Labeo porcellus 25. Labeo potail 26. Labeo rohita 27. Labeo sindensis 28. Neolissochilus wynaadensis 29. Oreichthys cosuatis 30. Osteobrama cotio cunma 31. Osteobrama cotio peninsularis 32. Osteobrama dayi 33. Osteobrama neilli 34. Osteobrama vigorsii 35. Osteochilus (Osteochilichthys) godavariensis 36. Osteochilus (Osteochilichthys) nashii 37. Osteochilus (Osteochilichthys) thomassi 38. Puntius amphibius 39. Puntius chola 40. Puntius carnaticus 41. Puntius deccanensis 42. Puntius dorsalis 43. Puntius fraseri 44. Puntius jerdoni 45. Puntius sahyadriensis 46. Puntius sarana sarana 47. Puntius sarana subnasutus 48. Puntius sophore 49. Puntius ticto 50. Rohtee ogilbii 51. Schismatorhynchos (Nukta) nukta 52. Thynnichthys sandkhol 53. Tor khudree 54. Tor mussulah 55. Tor tor SUB-FAMILY: CULTRINAE 56. Chela cachius 57. Chela laubuca 58. Salmostoma acinaces 59. Salmostoma balookee 60. Salmostoma boopis 61. Salmostoma clupeoides 62. Salmostoma horai 63. Salmostoma kardahiensis 64. Salmostoma novacula 65. Salmostoma phulo Subfamily: LEUCISCINAE 66. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix SUBFAMILY: RASBORINAE 69. Barilius evezardi 70. Barilius gatensis 71. Parluciosoma daniconius 72. Parluciosoma labiosa 73. Danio aequipinnatus 74. Danio devario 75. Danio fraseri 76. Danio malabaricus 77. Danio rerio 78. Esomus barbatus 79. Esomus danricus 80. Esomus thermoicos 81. Amblypharyngodon mola 82. Aspidoparia morar Subfamily: Garrinae 83. Crossocheilus latius latius 84. Garra bicornuta 85. Garra gotyla gotyla 86. Garra gotyla stenorhynchus 87. Garra mullya 88. Barbodes sarana

Family 4: parapsilorhynchidae

89. Parapsilorhynchus tentaculatus 90. Parapsilorhynchus prateri 91. Parapsilorhynchus discophorus

Family 5: balitoridae (loaches)

SUBFAMILY: BALITORINAE (HILLSTREAM LOACHES) 92. Bhavania australis (Jerdon) SUB FAMILY: NEMACHEILINAE 93. Nemacheilus moreh 94. Nemacheilus denisoni denisoni 95. Nemacheilus evezardi 96. Nemacheilus anguilla 97. Nemacheilus rueppelli 98. Nemacheilus savona 99. Nemacheilus striatus 100. Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis 101. Balitora mysorensis 102. Indoreonectes evezardi 103. Longischistura striata

Family 6: cobitidae (loaches)

SUBFAMILY: COBITINAE 104. Lepidocephalus thermalis 105. Lepidocephalus guntea SUBFAMILY: BOTIINAE 106. Botia striata

Order 4 – Siluriformes (Catfishes)

Family 7: siluridae

107. Ompobimaculatus 108. Ompok pabo 109. Wallago attu 110. Ompok pabda

Family 8: bagridae (Bagrid Catfishes)

111. Mystus bleekeri 112. Mystus cavasius 113. Mystus gulio 114. Mystus krishnensis 115. Mystus malabaricus 116. Mystus menoda 117. Mystus montanus 118. Mystus vittatus 119. Rita kuturnee 120. Rita pavimentata 121. Rita rita 122. Rita gogra 123. Aorichthys seenghala 124. Sperata aor

Family 9: schilbeidae

SUBFAMILY: SCHILBEINAE 125. Proeutropiichthys taakree taakree 126. Silonia childreni 127. Eutropiichthys goongwaree 128. Eutropiichthys vacha 129. Neotropius khavalchor

Family 10: amblycipitidae

130. Amblyceps mangois

Family 11: sisoridae

131. Bagarius bagarius 132. Bagarius yarrelli 133. Glyptothorax conirostre poonensis 134. Glyptothorax lonah 135. Glyptothorax madraspatanum 136. Glyptothorax trewavasae 137. Nangra itchkeea

Family 12: clariidae

138. Clarias batrachus

Family 13: heteropneustidae

139. Heteropneustes fossilis

Order 5: cyprinodontiformes

Family 14: poeciliidae (livebearers)

140. Gambusia affinis 141. Poecilia (Labistes) reticulata

Family 15: aplocheilidae

142. Aplocheilus lineatus 143. Aplocheilus panchax

Family 16: belonidae (garfishes)

144. Xenentodon cancila

Order 6 - Perciformes

Family 17: ambassidae (Glass Fishes)

145. Chanda nama 146. Pseudambassius ranga

Family 18: nandidae

SUB FAMILY - NANDINAE 147. Nandus nandus

Family 19: cichlidae

148. Oreochromis mossambicus 149. Etroplus maculatus

Family 20: mugilidae

150. Rhinomugil corsula

Family 21: mastacembelidae (Spiny Eeels)

151. Macrognathus aral 152. Macrognathus pancalus 153. Mastacembelus armatus

Family 22: gobiidae (Gobies)

SUB FAMILY- GOBIINAE 154. Glossogobius giuris

Family 23: anabantidae

155. Anabas testudineus

Family 24: belontiidae (gouramies)

SUBFAMILY: MACROPODINAE 156. Macropodus cupanus

Family 25: channidae (Snakeheads, Murrels)

157. Channa marulius 158. Channa orientalis 159. Channa punctatus 160. Channa striatus

See also

• List of fishes of Pune district
• List of fish in India

References

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