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| List of Freshwater Fishes for India n=678 | |||||
| Family | Scientific Name | FB Name | Name | Status | |
| Balitoridae | Aborichthys elongatus | endemic |
| Balitoridae | Aborichthys garoensis | endemic |
| Balitoridae | Aborichthys kempi | native |
| Balitoridae | Aborichthys tikaderi | endemic |
| Balitoridae | Acanthocobitis botia | Mottled loach | Chitai | native |
| Balitoridae | Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis | Murangi | native |
| Balitoridae | Acanthocobitis zonalternans | native |
| Cobitidae | Acantopsis choirorhynchos | Horseface loach | Banana fish | native |
| Gobiidae | Acentrogobius bontii | native |
| Gobiidae | Acentrogobius griseus | Grey goby | Phursandi | endemic |
| Gobiidae | Acentrogobius madraspatensis | endemic |
| Myliobatidae | Aetomylaeus nichofii | Banded eagle ray | Nieuhof's eagle ray | native |
| Schilbeidae | Ailia coila | Gangetic ailia | Gangetic ailia | native |
| Schilbeidae | Ailia punctata | Jamuna ailia | Jamuna ailia | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis buton | Buton glassy perchlet | Buton glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis commersonii | Commerson's glassy perchlet | Commerson's glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis dussumieri | Malabar glassy perchlet | Malabar glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis gymnocephalus | Bald glassy | Bald glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis interrupta | Long-spined glass perchlet | Interrupta glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis miops | Flag-tailed glass perchlet | Myops glassy perchlet | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis nalua | Scalloped perchlet | Nalua-chanda | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis urotaenia | Banded-tail glassy perchlet | Banded-tail glassy perchlet | native |
| Amblycipitidae | Amblyceps laticeps | native |
| Amblycipitidae | Amblyceps mangois | Indian torrent catfish | Chikka | native |
| Cyprinidae | Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii | Burmese carplet | Burmese carplet | native |
| Cyprinidae | Amblypharyngodon chakaiensis | Veli Lake carplet | Vayambu | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Amblypharyngodon melettinus | Attentive carplet | Enapu-pakke | native |
| Cyprinidae | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | Indian carplet | Oori | native |
| Cyprinidae | Amblypharyngodon mola | Mola carplet | Enapu | native |
| Anabantidae | Anabas cobojius | Gangetic koi | Gangetic koi | native |
| Anabantidae | Anabas testudineus | Climbing perch | Panai yeri kendai | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis | Indian mottled eel | Aheer | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor bicolor | Indonesian shortfin eel | Hanchu | native |
| Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus blockii | Green panchax | Pachaimundakenni | native |
| Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus kirchmayeri | endemic |
| Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus lineatus | Striped panchax | Manattukanni | native |
| Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus panchax | Blue panchax | Munda kanni | native |
| Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus parvus | Dwarf panchax | native |
| Gobiidae | Apocryptes bato | native |
| Gobiidae | Apocryptodon madurensis | native |
| Cyprinidae | Aristichthys nobilis | Bighead carp | Belli-gende | introduced |
| Ariidae | Arius gagorides | native |
| Ariidae | Arius jatius | River catfish | River catfish | native |
| Ariidae | Arius satparanus | native |
| Ariidae | Arius subrostratus | Shovelnose sea catfish | Short nosed catfish | native |
| Ariidae | Arius sumatranus | Goat catfish | native |
| Cyprinidae | Aspidoparia jaya | Jaya | Jaya | native |
| Cyprinidae | Aspidoparia morar | Aspidoparia | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous grammepomus | Scribbled goby | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous guamensis | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous melanocephalus | Largesnout goby | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous ocellaris | native |
| Nandidae | Badis assamensis | native |
| Nandidae | Badis badis | Badis | Badis | native |
| Nandidae | Badis blosyrus | native |
| Nandidae | Badis kanabos | native |
| Sisoridae | Bagarius bagarius | Dwarf goonch | Khirit | native |
| Sisoridae | Bagarius yarrelli | Goonch | Kurudi | native |
| Balitoridae | Balitora brucei | Gray's stone loach | Gray's stone loach | native |
| Balitoridae | Balitora mysorensis | Slender stone loach | Kalla | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Bangana almorae | native |
| Cyprinidae | Bangana diplostoma | Murree labeo | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes bovanicus | Bowany barb | Bovani | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes carnaticus | Carnatic carp | Cauvery kendai | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes hexagonolepis | Copper mahseer | Katli | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes sarana | Olive barb | Darai | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes wynaadensis | Bili-meenu | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barbonymus gonionotus | Java barb | Tawes | introduced |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius bakeri | Malabar baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius barila | Barred baril | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius barna | Barna baril | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius bendelisis | Hamilton's barila | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius canarensis | Jerdon's baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius cocsa | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius dimorphicus | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius dogarsinghi | Manipur baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius evezardi | Day's baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius gatensis | River-carp baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius lairokensis | Ngawa | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius modestus | Indus baril | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius radiolatus | Günther's baril | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius shacra | Shacra baril | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius tileo | Tileo baril | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barilius vagra | Vagra baril | native |
| Bagridae | Batasio batasio | Tista batasio | native |
| Bagridae | Batasio tengana | Assamese batasio | native |
| Bagridae | Batasio travancoria | Malabar batasio | endemic |
| Gobiidae | Bathygobius ostreicola | endemic |
| Ariidae | Batrachocephalus mino | Beardless sea catfish | Frog-headed catfish | native |
| Cyprinidae | Bengala elanga | Bengala barb | Bengala barb | native |
| Balitoridae | Bhavania australis | Western Ghat loach | Kalla | endemic |
| Gobiidae | Boleophthalmus boddarti | Boddart's goggle-eyed goby | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia almorhae | Almorha loach | Jabo | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia berdmorei | Blyth's loach | Blyth's loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia birdi | Birdi loach | Rama gurun | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia dario | Bengal loach | Necktie loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia dayi | Hora loach | Hora loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia histrionica | Burmese loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia lohachata | Reticulate loach | Y-loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia macrolineata | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia rostrata | Gangetic loach | Gangetic loach | native |
| Cobitidae | Botia striata | Zebra loach | Handi | endemic |
| Soleidae | Brachirus orientalis | Oriental sole | Oriental-sole | native |
| Gobiidae | Brachyamblyopus brachysoma | native |
| Gobiidae | Brachygobius nunus | Bumblebee goby | native |
| Eleotridae | Butis amboinensis | Olive flathead-gudgeon | native |
| Eleotridae | Butis gymnopomus | native |
| Gobiidae | Caragobius urolepis | Scaleless worm goby | Sumatra eelgoby | native |
| Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus auratus | Goldfish | introduced |
| Cyprinidae | Carassius carassius | Crucian carp | Gang gad | introduced |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | Bullshark | native |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus melanopterus | Blacktip reef shark | Boka sorrah | native |
| Tetraodontidae | Carinotetraodon imitator | endemic |
| Tetraodontidae | Carinotetraodon travancoricus | Malabar pufferfish | Malabar pufferfish | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Catla catla | Catla | Bhakur | native |
| Chacidae | Chaca chaca | Squarehead catfish | Indian chaca | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chagunius chagunio | Chaguni | Chaguni | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chagunius nicholsi | native |
| Ambassidae | Chanda nama | Elongate glass-perchlet | Bachanike meenu | native |
| Channidae | Channa amphibius | Borna snakehead | Borna snakehead | native |
| Channidae | Channa barca | Barca snakehead | Barca snakehead | native |
| Channidae | Channa bleheri | native |
| Channidae | Channa diplogramma | native |
| Channidae | Channa gachua | Bothua | native |
| Channidae | Channa marulius | Great snakehead | Avalu | native |
| Channidae | Channa micropeltes | Giant snakehead | Vaaka varaal | misidentification |
| Channidae | Channa orientalis | Walking snakehead | Korava | native |
| Channidae | Channa punctata | Spotted snakehead | Korava | native |
| Channidae | Channa stewartii | Assamese snakehead | Assamese snakehead | native |
| Channidae | Channa striata | Snakehead murrel | Kuchheu | native |
| Channidae | Channa theophrasti | native |
| Chanidae | Chanos chanos | Milkfish | Hoo-meenu | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chela cachius | Silver hatchet chela | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chela dadiburjori | Dadio | Dadio | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Chela fasciata | Malabar hatchet chela | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Chela laubuca | Indian glass barb | Barle | native |
| Notopteridae | Chitala chitala | Clown knifefish | Chalat | native |
| Cyprinidae | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | Mrigal | Nain | native |
| Cyprinidae | Cirrhinus fulungee | Deccan white carp | Arja | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Cirrhinus macrops | Hora white carp | Hora white carp | endemic |
| Clariidae | Clarias batrachus | Walking catfish | Magur | native |
| Clariidae | Clarias dayi | Malabar clariid | endemic |
| Clariidae | Clarias dussumieri | Valenciennes clariid | endemic |
| Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | North African catfish | introduced |
| Schilbeidae | Clupisoma bastari | Bastar garua | endemic |
| Schilbeidae | Clupisoma garua | Garua Bachcha | Garua Bachcha | native |
| Schilbeidae | Clupisoma montana | Kocha garua | native |
| Engraulidae | Coilia dussumieri | Goldspotted grenadier anchovy | Phansha | native |
| Engraulidae | Coilia reynaldi | Reynald's grenadier anchovy | Korua granadier anchovy | native |
| Coiidae | Coius quadrifasciatus | Four-barred tigerfish | Four-barred tigerfish | native |
| Belontiidae | Colisa fasciatus | Banded gourami | Giant gourami | native |
| Belontiidae | Colisa lalia | Dwarf gourami | Dwarf gourami | native |
| Muraenesocidae | Congresox talabonoides | Indian pike conger | Indian pike-conger | native |
| Erethistidae | Conta conta | Conta catfish | Conta catfish | native |
| Clupeidae | Corica laciniata | Bangkok river sprat | native |
| Clupeidae | Corica soborna | Ganges river sprat | Ganga river-sprat | native |
| Cyprinidae | Crossocheilus burmanicus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Crossocheilus diplochilus | Kashmir latia | native |
| Cyprinidae | Crossocheilus latius | Gangetic latia | native |
| Cyprinidae | Crossocheilus periyarensis | Karimpachi | native |
| Cyprinidae | Ctenopharyngodon idellus | Grass carp | Hullu | introduced |
| Belontiidae | Ctenops nobilis | Frail gourami | Indian paradisefish | native |
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinion semiplotum | Assamese kingfish | Rajah-mas | native |
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio carpio | Common carp | Punjabe gad | introduced |
| Cyprinidae | Danio aequipinnatus | Giant danio | Balooki | native |
| Cyprinidae | Danio dangila | Dangila danio | native |
| Cyprinidae | Danio frankei | Leopard danio | native |
| Cyprinidae | Danio malabaricus | Malabar danio | Malabar danio | native |
| Cyprinidae | Danio regina | Fowler's danio | native |
| Cyprinidae | Danio rerio | Zebra danio | Anju | native |
| Nandidae | Dario dario | native |
| Clupeidae | Dayella malabarica | Day's round herring | Nil | endemic |
| Hemiramphidae | Dermogenys pusilla | Wrestling halfbeak | Freshwater halfbeak | native |
| Cyprinidae | Devario acuticephala | Manipur danio | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Devario assamensis | native |
| Cyprinidae | Devario devario | Sind danio | Bidrelga | native |
| Cyprinidae | Devario fraseri | Fraser danio | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Devario horai | native |
| Cyprinidae | Devario manipurensis | native |
| Cyprinidae | Devario naganensis | Naga danio | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Devario neilgherriensis | Peninsular danio | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Diptychus maculatus | Scaly osman | Tibetan snowtrout | native |
| Gobiidae | Drombus globiceps | Bighead goby | native |
| Clupeidae | Ehirava fluviatilis | Malabar sprat | Malabar sprat | native |
| Elopidae | Elops machnata | Tenpounder | Ladyfish | native |
| Cobitidae | Enobarbichthys maculatus | Whitley loach | Whitley loach | endemic |
| Erethistidae | Erethistes pusillus | native |
| Erethistidae | Erethistoides montana montana | endemic |
| Erethistidae | Erethistoides montana pipri | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Esomus barbatus | South Indian flying barb | Meesai paravai | endemic |
| Cyprinidae | Esomus danricus | Flying barb | Meesaiparavai | native |
| Cyprinidae | Esomus lineatus | Striped flying barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Esomus thermoicos | Meesaiparavai | native |
| Cichlidae | Etroplus canarensis | Canara pearlspot | Eli-meenu | endemic |
| Cichlidae | Etroplus maculatus | Orange chromide | Kalunder | native |
| Cichlidae | Etroplus suratensis | Green chromide | Elimeenu | native |