Freshwater Fish Species in Cauvery River [Karnataka, India]

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Fish Species in Cauvery Karnataka, India
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=88]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Amblypharyngodon mola

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

native

Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis

Anguillidae

demersal

120 TL

3.2

native

Anguilla bicolor bicolor

Anguillidae

demersal

100 TL

3.6

native

Aristichthys nobilis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

112 TL

2.3

native

Balitora mysorensis

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

2.8

native

Barbodes bovanicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbodes carnaticus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbodes sarana

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

42 TL

3.4

native

Barbodes wynaadensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

Barilius gatensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Catla catla

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

180 TL

2.8

native

Chanos chanos

Chanidae

benthopelagic

220 TL

2.0

native

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

2.4

native

Cirrhinus fulungee

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.8

native

Ctenopharyngodon idellus

Cyprinidae

demersal

150 TL

2.0

introduced

Cyprinus carpio carpio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

147 TL

3.0

introduced

Danio aequipinnatus

Cyprinidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.2

native

Danio rerio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Esomus danricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Etroplus suratensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

2.0

native

Gagata itchkeea

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

questionable

Garra gotyla stenorhynchus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.7

native

Garra mcclellandi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.6

native

Garra mullya

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

2.6

endemic

Glyptothorax annandalei

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Glyptothorax madraspatanum

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Hemibagrus punctatus

Bagridae

demersal

45 TL

3.1

native

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

105 TL

2.0

introduced

Hypselobarbus curmuca

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

120 TL

2.6

native

Hypselobarbus dobsoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Hypselobarbus dubius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

2.9

native

Hypselobarbus kolus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Hypselobarbus micropogon

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

3.1

endemic

Labeo ariza

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.5

native

Labeo bata

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

61 TL

2.7

native

Labeo boggut

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

native

Labeo calbasu

Cyprinidae

demersal

90 TL

2.0

native

Labeo fimbriatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

91 TL

2.5

native

Labeo kontius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

61 TL

2.7

native

Labeo pangusia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

60 TL

2.7

native

Labeo porcellus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Labeo potail

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

2.7

native

Labeo rohita

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

200 TL

2.0

native

Lepidocephalus thermalis

Cobitidae

demersal

8 TL

2.0

native

Longischistura bhimachari

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

2.9

endemic

Megalops cyprinoides

Megalopidae

pelagic

150 TL

3.3

native

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

2.9

native

Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus

Balitoridae

demersal

6 TL

2.9

endemic

Mystus cavasius

Bagridae

demersal

49 TL

3.7

native

Mystus malabaricus

Bagridae

demersal

15 TL

3.3

native

Mystus vittatus

Bagridae

demersal

26 TL

4.0

native

Nemacheilus kodaguensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.7

native

Notopterus notopterus

Notopteridae

demersal

74 TL

3.5

native

Ompok bimaculatus

Siluridae

demersal

55 TL

3.9

native

Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.0

native

Osteochilus thomassi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

2.5

native

Pterocryptis wynaadensis

Siluridae

demersal

30 TL

3.2

native

Puntius arulius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Puntius cauveriensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.9

native

Puntius chola

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Puntius conchonius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Puntius dorsalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

2.0

native

Puntius fasciatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Puntius filamentosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.6

native

Puntius melanostigma

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Puntius narayani

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

2.9

native

Puntius parrah

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

endemic

Puntius sophore

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Puntius ticto

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.5

native

Puntius vittatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.0

native

Rasbora caverii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.1

native

Rasbora daniconius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Salmostoma acinaces

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma balookee

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma belachi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

endemic

Salmostoma horai

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma novacula

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma phulo

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma untrahi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

2.9

native

Schistura semiarmata

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.6

native

Silonia childreni

Schilbeidae

demersal

48 TL

4.5

native

Sinilabeo dero

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

75 TL

3.0

native

Sperata aor

Bagridae

demersal

180 TL

3.8

native

Sperata seenghala

Bagridae

demersal

150 TL

3.4

native

Tenualosa ilisha

Clupeidae

pelagic

74 TL

2.0

native

Tor khudree

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

50 TL

3.1

native

Tor mussullah

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

150 TL

3.0

native

Wallago attu

Siluridae

demersal

240 TL

4.5

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.