# 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