Freshwater Fish Species in Brahmaputra River [Tibet, China, India Bangladesh]

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Fish Species in Brahmaputra In Bangladesh, becomes the Jamuna and merges with the Ganges in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=80]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acanthocobitis botia

Balitoridae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

Balitoridae

demersal

10 TL

2.6

native

Ailia coila

Schilbeidae

pelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Badis badis

Nandidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Badis blosyrus

Nandidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Badis kanabos

Nandidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

native

Barbodes hexagonolepis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

120 TL

2.9

native

Barilius barna

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Barilius shacra

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Barilius tileo

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.8

native

Batasio tengana

Bagridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

native

Botia dario

Cobitidae

demersal

16 TL

3.4

native

Botia dayi

Cobitidae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

native

Chaca chaca

Chacidae

demersal

20 TL

4.5

native

Chagunius chagunio

Cyprinidae

demersal

50 TL

2.8

native

Channa barca

Channidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

3.5

native

Channa stewartii

Channidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.8

native

Chitala chitala

Notopteridae

demersal

149 TL

3.7

native

Crossocheilus latius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.6

native

Devario acuticephala

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Erethistes pusillus

Erethistidae

demersal

5 TL

3.0

native

Exostoma labiatum

Sisoridae

demersal

8 TL

3.2

native

Gagata gagata

Sisoridae

demersal

31 TL

3.0

native

Gagata youssoufi

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Gangra viridescens

Sisoridae

demersal

9 TL

3.0

native

Garra kempi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.2

native

Garra lissorhynchus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.9

native

Glyptosternon maculatum

Sisoridae

demersal

25 TL

3.4

native

Glyptothorax annandalei

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Gonialosa manmina

Clupeidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Gudusia chapra

Clupeidae

pelagic

20 TL

3.4

native

Labeo ariza

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.5

native

Labeo pangusia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

60 TL

2.7

native

Lepidocephalus guntea

Cobitidae

demersal

15 TL

3.2

native

Lepidocephalus menoni

Cobitidae

demersal

0 TL

native

Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus

Balitoridae

demersal

6 TL

2.9

native

Nemacheilus elongatus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.8

native

Nemacheilus labeosus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.6

native

Nemacheilus nagaensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.6

endemic

Nemacheilus pavonaceus

Balitoridae

demersal

10 TL

2.6

native

Nemacheilus reticulofasciatus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.7

endemic

Nemacheilus subfuscus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.6

native

Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli

Cobitidae

demersal

5 TL

3.0

native

Notopterus notopterus

Notopteridae

demersal

74 TL

3.5

native

Osteobrama cotio cotio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Otolithoides pama

Sciaenidae

benthopelagic

160 TL

3.1

native

Oxygymnocypris stewartii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.0

native

Parachiloglanis hodgarti

Sisoridae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Parambassis lala

Ambassidae

demersal

4 TL

3.2

native

Pareuchiloglanis kamengensis

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Pristis microdon

Pristidae

demersal

656 TL

3.9

native

Pseudecheneis sulcata

Sisoridae

demersal

20 TL

3.0

native

Psilorhynchus homaloptera

Psilorhynchidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Ptychobarbus dipogon

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Puntius conchonius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Puntius guganio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.8

native

Salmo trutta fario

Salmonidae

demersal

100 TL

3.6

introduced

Salmostoma bacaila

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Salmostoma phulo

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma sardinella

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Schistura beavani

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.6

native

Schistura manipurensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.6

native

Schistura prashadi

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

6 TL

2.9

native

Schizopygopsis younghusbandi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.0

native

Schizothoraichthys progastus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

50 TL

2.8

native

Schizothorax macropogon

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

41 TL

3.0

native

Schizothorax molesworthi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

2.9

native

Schizothorax oconnori

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

46 TL

2.9

native

Schizothorax waltoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

55 TL

3.0

native

Sicamugil cascasia

Mugilidae

demersal

10 TL

3.3

native

Sinilabeo dero

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

75 TL

3.0

native

Sisor rabdophorus

Sisoridae

demersal

22 TL

3.0

native

Sperata aor

Bagridae

demersal

180 TL

3.8

native

Sperata seenghala

Bagridae

demersal

150 TL

3.4

native

Tor progeneius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

88 TL

3.0

native

Triplophysa microps

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Triplophysa stenura

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

native

Triplophysa stewarti

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.2

native

Triplophysa tibetana

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

endemic

Xenentodon cancila

Belonidae

pelagic

40 TL

3.9

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.