Fish Species of Assam

List of Fish Species Available in Assam Sl. No. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39.

Assamese Name

English Name

Scientific Name

Salo/ Chalo Karoti Karoti Karoti Ilish Chital Kandhuli Laupatia/ Laupati/ Herbeggi Selkona Laupati Selkona Selkona Selkona Silkamura Korang Korang Korang/ Rajahmas Balisonda/ Ozola Korang Korang Tilei/ Selleng/ Boolla Saldarikana Laupati/ Dahrie Laupati Laupati Darikana Darikana Eleng Darikana Darikana Moa Bariala/Baliara/ Boreala/ Mouah Mouah/ Bariala Keintah puthi/ Pootee- Keintah Pakhironga/ Bokar/ Boolooah Jonga pithia/ Pithia Laopithia/ Burapatra/ Pakhiranga/ Pithia Jungha/ Pithia Lobura Lobura Lurali Puthi

Gangetic hair fin anchovy Indian river shed Burmese river shed Ganges river gizzard shad Indian shad Humped feather back Feather back Indian hatchet fish/ Indian glass barb Chela Silver hatchet chela Large razorbelley minnow Fine scale razorbelley minnow Gora chela Gara Barred baril Hamilton’s barila Indian trout Barna baril Shacra baril Vagra baril Tileo baril

Setipinna phasa Gudusia chapra Gudusia variegata Gonialosa manmina Hilsa ilisha Notopterus chitala Notopterus notopterus Chela laubuca

Giant Danio Devario danio Dangila danio Zebra danio Flying barb Blackline rasbora Bengla barb Rasbora Gangetic scissortail rasbora Mola/ Indian carplet/ Pale carplet Aspodiparia

Danio aequipinnatus Danio devario Danio dangila Brachidanio rerio Esomus danricus Rasbora daniconius Rasbora elanga Rasbora bonensis Rsbora rasbora   Amblypharyngodon mola  Aspidoparia morar 

Jaya Chenguni

  Aspidoparia jaya Changunius changunio

Chocolate mahseer/ Katli Golden mahseer 

 Acrossocheilus hexagonolepis Tor putitora

Turia mahseer 

Tor tor 

Jungha mahseer  Copper mahseer/ Mosal mahseer  Gangetic latia Swam barb/ Chola barb

Tor progenius Tor massal  Crossocheilus Crossocheilus latius latius Puntius chola

Chela atpar  Chela cachius Salmostomar bacalia Oxygaster phulo Oxygaster gora Gara lamta Barilius barila Barilius bendelisis Barilius bola Barilius barna Barilius shacra Barilius vagra Barilius tileo

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

Puthi Puthi/ Gilipungti Puthi Puthi/ Ngakha Puthi/ Phabounga Cheniputhi/ Maraputhi/ Ngabon Ngabou Puthi Puthi Puthi/ Kenipotiah/ Aahaneee-potiah/ Ngakha Phabounga Java puthi Bhakua/ Bahu/ Dhekera Mirika Rashim/ Lachim/ Laseem Bhangone/ Nara/ Bango Bhangone Mali/ Kaliajora Kurhi/ Kuria Silgharia/ Gorea/ Nepura Silgharia/ Lasu Rau/ Row Lasu/ Loannee Nandani/ Nadani Common carp Grass carp Silver carp

66.

Big head carp

Big head carp

67. 69. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77 78.

Hafua Dinnawah snow trout Gray’s stone loach Loach Nectie loach/ tiger loach Gangetic loach Botia Stripped loach

79. 80.

Hato/ Hamto Adonee/ Lohone Nau matchee Botia Gethu/ Rani botia Gethu Ranibotia Balibotia/ Ballipotiah Botia Botia

81. 82. 83.

Botia Botia Botia

Loach Loach Loach

46. 47. 48. 49.

50. 51. 52. 53. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58.

Rozy barb/ Red barb Golden barb/ Golden dwarf barb Glass barb Dwarf barb/ Pigmy barb Spot fin swam barb Olive barb

Puntius conchonius Puntius gelius Puntius gugani  Puntius phutonio Puntius sophore Puntius sarana sarana

Javaen barb Minnows Minnows Fire-fin Barb/ Two spot barb

Puntius sarana orphoides Puntius stigma Puntius stetrarupagus Puntius ticto ticto

Shalyni barb Java puthi Catla

Puntius shalynius Puntius javanicus Catla catla

Mrigal Reba

Cirrhinus mrigala Cirrhinus reba

Bata labeo

Labeo bata

Boga labeo Calbasu/ Black rohu Kuria labeo Kalabans

Labeo Labeo Labeo Labeo

Brahmaputra labeo Rohu Pangasia labeo Nandee labeo Scale carp Grass carp Silver carp

Labeo dyocheilus Labeo rohita Labeo pangusia Labeo nandina Cyprinus carpo *  Ctenopharyngodon idella*  Hypophthalmichthys molitrix*  Hypophthalmichthys nobilis*  Osteobrama cotio cotio Schizothorax progastus Balitora brucei  Noemacheilus beavani  Botia dario Botia rostrata Botia histrionica Noemacheilus botia

Loach Loach

boga calbasu  gonius dero

Noemacheilus corica Noemacheilus reticulofascitaus Noemacheiluspavonacrus Noemacheilus savona Noemacheilus scaturigina

84.

Botia

Loach

85. 86.

Botia Balibotia

Loach Loach

87.

Botia

Banana fish

88.

Botia

Annandale loach

89.

Botia/ Baticora

Burmese loach

90.

Botia

Guntea loach

91.

Botia

Pillai loach

92.

Botia

Goalpara loach

93. 94. 95. 96.

Litha Batasimas Batasimas Singorah/ Singarah Barsingorah/ Singorah Gagol Arii Singorah/ Tingorah Arii Tingorah Pabhoh Pabhoh/ leothari Pabhoh Barali Kadali/ Bapati/ Kondoli/ Bardaia Neria Bacha or Basa or  Kangon or Tunti Bacha Ponga/ Pangas Bordaia

Rita Tista batasio Assamese batasio Day’s mystus

Noemacheilus sikmaiensis Noemacheilus zonatus Noemacheilus assamensis  Acanthopsis choirorhynchus Lepidocephalichthys annandalei  Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei  Lepidocephalichthys guntea Lepidocephalus goalparensis Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli  Rita rita Batasio batasio Batasio tengana Mystus bleekeri 

Gangetic mystus

Mystus cavasius

Menoda cat fish Giant river cat fish Striped dwarf cat fish

Mystus menoda  Aorichthys seenghala Mystus vittatus

Long-whiskered cat fish Tengara mystus Indian butter cat fish Pabdah cat fish Pabo cat fish Freshwater shark Gangatic ailia

 Aorichthys aor  Mystus tengara Ompok bimaculatus Ompok pabda Ompok pabo Wallago attu   Ailia coila

Garua Bachcha or Bachcha Batchwa Vacha

Clupisoma garua Eutropiichthys vacha

Vacha Pungas Indian Potasi

Eutropiichthys murius Pangasius pangasius Pseudotropius atherinoides Clarias batrachus Clarias garripinius*  Heteropneustes fossilis Gagata cenia

97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114 115. 117. 118. 119. 120. 126. 127.

Magur Thiland magur Singhi Keyakatta/ Ngarang Keyakatta Keyakatta Keyakatta Garua Kurkuri

Magur  African cat fish Stinging cat fish Dwarf Blotched gagata Gangetic gagata Kosi nangra Huddah nangra Gangetic goonch Devil fish

cat

fish/Indian

Gagata gagata Nagra nangra Nagra viridescenes Bagarius bagarius Chaca chaca

128. 129. 130. 132. 133.

134. 135. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165.

Botsinghi Himalayan Olyra Olyra longicaudata Hilgaruah ------Hara hara Bot- tengara Conta cat fish Conta elongata Sakmaka -----Erethistes pussiles Gharbeki/ Blue pan chex/ Pan chex minnow  Aplocheilus panchax  Kanpona/ Charbekii Kokila Freshwater gar fish   Xenentodon cancila Keshi Corsula mullet Rhinomugil corsula Cheng garaka/ Spotted snake head/ Barca snake Channa barca Garaka Cheng head Sal Giant snake head Channa marulius Chengeli Smooth breasted snake head/ Channa orientalis Asiatic snake head Cheng Smooth brassed snake head Channa gachua Goroi Green snake head/ Spotted snake Channa punctatus head Shol/ Sol Striped snake head/ Banded snake Channa striatus head Chengeli Assamese snake head Channa stewartii  Kuchia/ Cuchia Cuchia/ Gangetic mud eel  Amphipnous cuchia Chanda Elongate glassy perchlet Chanda nama Chanda India glassy fish Chanda ranga Chanda Glassy perchlet Chanda striatus Chanda Glassy perchlet Chanda bacutis Chanda Glassy perchlet Sciana coitor  Chanda Pama Pama pama Dum Vacheli/ Badis/ dwarf chameleon Badis badis Nabat/ Randolnee Japani Kawai Mozambique cichlid/ Tilapia Oreochromis mossambica*  Gedgedi/ Bhetki/ Mottled nandus Nandus nandus Khaloibhangi Patimutura Bar-eyed-goby Glossogobius gutum Ptimutura/ Tang gobi Glossogobius giuris Oporchakuamas Koi/ Kawai Climbing perch  Anabas testudineus Kholihona Banded colisa/ Striped gourami / Colisa fasciata Giant gourami Bhasaylee Colisa Colisa colisa Bhasaylee Sunset gourami Colisa sota Lolhholisa Dwarf gourami Colisa lalia Kholihona Indian paradise fish Ctenops nobilis Bami Spiny eel/ Tire-track spiny eel Mastacembalus armatus armatus Tora/ Tura/ Turi White spotted spiny eel/ Striped Macrognathus pancalus spiny eel Tora/ Tura/ Turi One- striped spiny eel Macrognathus aral  Gangatope Ocellated puffer fish Tetradon cutcutia Silan or Dhain Silondia vacha Silonia silondia Note: * indicates exotic species but established in Assam.