List of indigenous fish species of Assam
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Fish Species
Chitala chitala (Ham -Buch)
Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)
Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray)
Moringua hodgarti (Chaudhuri)
Pisodonophis boro (Ham -Buch)
Gudusia chapra (Ham -Buch)
G. variegata (Day)
Hilsa (Tenualosa) ilisha (Ham -Buch)
Gonialosa manmina (Ham -Buch)
Ilisha melastoma (Schneider)
Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson)
Setipinna phasa (Ham -Buch)
Chela cachius (Ham -Buch)
C. labuca (Ham -Buch)
Salmostoma bacaila (Ham -Buch)
S. clupeoides (Bloch)
S. phulo (Ham -Buch)
Securicola gora (Ham -Buch)
Amblypharyngodon mola (Ham -Buch)
Aspidoparia jaya (Ham -Buch)
A. morar (Ham -Buch)
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Barilius barila ( Ham -Buch)
B. barna (Ham -Buch)
B. bendelisis (Ham -Buch)
B. dogarsinghi (Hora)
B. shacra (Ham -Buch)
B. tileo (Ham -Buch)
B. vagra (Ham -Buch)
Bengala elanga (Ham -Buch)
Brachydanio rerio (Ham -Buch)
Danio aequipinnatus (McClelland)
D. dangila (Ham -Buch)
D. devario (Ham -Buch)
D. regina (Flower)
Esomus danricus (Ham -Buch)
Parluciosoma daniconius ( Ham -Buch)
Raiamas bola ( Ham -Buch)
Rasbora rasbora (Ham -Buch)
Catla catla (Ham -Buch)
Chagunius chagunio (Ham -Buch)
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Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham -Buch)
C. reba (Ham -Buch)
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Cyprinion semiplotum (McClelland)
Labeo angra (Ham -Buch)
L. bata (Ham -Buch)
L.boga (Ham -Buch)
L. calbasu (Ham -Buch)
L. dero (Ham -Buch)
L. dyocheilus (McClelland)
L. gonius (Ham -Buch)
L.nandina (Ham -Buch)
L. pangusia (Ham -Buch)
L. rohita (Ham -Buch)
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (McClelland)
N. hexastichus (McClelland)
Oreichthys cosuatis (Ham -Buch)
Osteobrama cotio cotio (Ham -Buch)
O. cotio cunma (Day)
Puntius chola (Ham -Buch)
P. clavatus (McClelland)
P. conchonius (Ham -Buch)
P. filamentosus (Valenciennes)
P. fraseri (Hora & Misra)
P. gelius (Ham -Buch)
P. guganio (Ham -Buch)
Assamese NAME
Chital
Kandhuli
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English NAME
Humped feather back
Feather back
Indian long fin eel
------Karoti
Karoti
Ilish
Karoti
Rice paddy eel
Indian river shed
Burmese river shed
Indian shad
Ganges river gizzard
shad
Salo/ Chalo
Laupati
Laupatia/ Laupati/
Herbeggi
Selkona
------Selkona
Selkona
Moa
Mouah/ Bariala
Bariala/Baliara/ Boreala/
Mouah
Korang
Balisonda/ Ozola
Korang
------Korang
Tilei/ Selleng/ Boolla
Korang
Elang
Laupati
Saldarikana
Laupati
Laupati/ Dahrie
-----Darikana
Darikana
Korang/ Rajahmas
Darikana
Bhakua/ Bahu/ Dhekera
Keintah puthi/ PooteeKeintah
Mirika
Rashim/ Lachim/ Laseem
Gangetic hair fin
anchovy
Silver
hatchet chela
Indian hatchet fish/
Indian
glass barb
Large razorbelley
minnow
Bloch
razorbelly
minnow
Fine
scale razorbelley
minnow
Gora
chela
Mola/ Indian carplet/
Pale carplet
Jaya
Aspodiparia
------------Bhangone/ Nara/ Bango
Bhangone
Mali/ Kaliajora
Silgharia/ Gorea/ Nepura
Silgharia/ Lasu
Kurhi/ Kuria
Nandani/ Nadani
Lasu/ Loannee
Rau/ Row
Pakhironga/ Bokar/
Boolooah
------Hato/ Hamto
Assamese kingfish
Angra labeo
Bata labeo
Boga labeo
Calbasu/ Black rohu
Kalabans
Brahmaputra labeo
Kuria labeo
Nandee labeo
Pangasia labeo
Rohu
Chocolate mahseer/
Katli
Cosuatis barb
Hafua
Puthi
------Puthi
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Swam barb/ Chola
barb
Stedman
barb
Rozy barb/ Red barb
Black spot barb,
Indian tiger barb
Golden barb/ Golden
dwarf
Glass barb
barb
Puthi/ Gilipungti
Puthi
Barred baril
Barna baril
Hamilton’s barila
Manipur baril
Shacra baril
Tileo baril
Vagra baril
Bengala barb
Zebra danio
Giant Danio
Dangila danio
Devario danio
Fowler’s danio
Flying barb
Blackline rasbora
Indian trout
Gangetic scissortail
rasbora
Catla
Chenguni
Mrigal
Reba
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Fish Species
P. phutunio (Ham -Buch)
P. sarana sarana (Ham -Buch)
P. shalynius (Yazdani & Talukdar)
P. sophore (Ham -Buch)
P. terio (Ham -Buch)
P. ticto (Ham -Buch)
Tor mosal (Ham -Buch)
T.progenius (McClelland)
T. putitora (Ham -Buch)
T. tor (Ham -Buch)
Crossocheilus barrmamicus Hora
C.latius latius (Ham -Buch)
Garra annandalei (Hora)
G.gotyla gotyla (Gray)
G.kempi (Hora)
G.lamta (Ham -Buch)
G.lissorhynchus (McClelland)
G.naganensis (Hora)
G.nasuta (McClelland)
G.rupecola (McClelland)
Schizothoraichthys progastus (McClelland)
Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray)
Psilorhynchus balitora (Ham -Buch)
P.gracilis Rainboth
P.homaloptera (Hora & Mukerji)
P.sucatio (Ham -Buch)
Balitora brucei Gray
Aborichthys elongatus (Hora)
A.kempi (Chaudhuri)
Acanthocobitis botia (Ham -Buch)
A.pavonaceous (McClelland)
Nemacheilus corica (Ham -Buch)
N.moreh (Sykes)
Schistura beavani (Gunther)
S.kanjupkhulensis (Hora)
S.monipurensis (Chaudhuri)
S.montanus (McClelland)
S.multifasciatus (Day)
S.savona (Ham -Buch)
S.scaturiginia (McClelland)
S.sikamaiensis (Hora)
S.reticulofasciatus (Singh, Sen & Banarescu)
S.vinciguerrae (Hora)
Acantopsis chirorhynchus (Bleeker)
Lepidocephalus annandalei (Chaudhuri)
L.berdmorei (Blyth)
L.caudofurcatus (Tilak Hussain)
L.goalparensis (Pillai & Yazdani)
L.guntea (Ham -Buch)
L.irrorata (Hora)
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli Banarescu & Nalbant
Somileptes gongota (Ham -Buch)
Botia berdmorei (Blyth)
B.dario (Ham -Buch)
Assamese NAME
Puthi/ Ngakha
Cheniputhi/ Maraputhi/
Ngabon
Phabounga
Puthi/ Phabounga
------Puthi/ Kenipotiah/
Aahaneee-potiah/
Lobura
Jungha/ Pithia
Jonga pithia/ Pithia
Laopithia/ Burapatra/
Pakhiranga/ Pithia
------Lurali
------------------Silkamura
------------------------Adonee/ Lohone
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English NAME
Dwarf barb/ Pigmy
barb
Olive barb
Shalyni barb
Spot fin swam barb
One spot barb
Fire-fin Barb/ Two
spot barb
Copper
mahseer/
Mosal mahseer
Jungha
mahseer
Golden mahseer
Turia mahseer
Burmese latia
Gangetic latia
Annandale garra
Gotyla
Kemp garra
Gara
Khasi garra
Naga garra
Khasi garra
Mishmi garra
Dinnawah snow trout
Alwan snow trout
Balitora minnow
Rainboth minnow
Homaloptera minnow
Sucatio minnow
Gray’s stone loach
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Balibotia/ Balli-potiah
Botia
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Stripped loach
Loach
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Botia
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Loach
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------Botia
Botia
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------Loach
Loach
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Loach
Botia
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Banana fish
Annandale loach
Burmese loach
Botia
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Botia
Pillai loach
Guntea loach
Loktak loach
Goalpara loach
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B.histriontica Blyth
B.rostrata (Gunther)
Aorichthys aor (Ham -Buch)
Ranibotia
Gethu
Arii
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A.seenghala (Sykes)
Batasio batasio (Ham -Buch)
B.tengana (Ham -Buch)
Mystus bleekeri (Day)
M.cavasius (Ham -Buch)
M.menoda (Ham -Buch)
M.montanus (Jerdon)
M.tengara (Ham -Buch)
M.vittatus (Bloch)
Rama chandramara (Ham -Buch)
Rita rita (Ham -Buch)
Arii
Batasimas
Batasimas
Singorah/ Singarah
Barsingorah/ Singorah
Gagol
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Singorah/ Tingorah
Tingorah
Litha
Blyth’s loach
Nectie loach/ tiger
loach
Botia
Gangetic loach
Long-whiskered cat
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Giant river cat fish
Tista batasio
Assamese batasio
Day’s mystus
Gangetic mystus
Menoda cat fish
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Striped dwarf cat fish
Asian cory
Rita
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Fish Species
Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)
O.pabda (Ham -Buch)
O.pabo (Ham -Buch)
Silurus berdmorei (Blyth)
Wallago attu (Scheidner)
Ailia coila (Ham -Buch)
Assamese NAME
Pabhoh
Pabhoh/ leothari
Pabhoh
------Barali
Kadali/ Bapati/ Kondoli/
Bardaia
----Neria
English NAME
Indian butter cat fish
Pabdah cat fish
Pabo cat fish
Burmese silurus
Freshwater shark
Gangatic ailia
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A.punctata (Day)
Clupisoma garua (Ham -Buch)
---------Garua Bachcha or
Bachcha
Vacha
Batchwa Vacha
Indian Potasi
Silondia vacha
Pungas
Indian torrent cat fish
Gangetic goonch
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Eutropiichthys murius (Ham -Buch)
E.vacha (Ham -Buch)
Pseudotropius atherinodes (Bloch)
Silonia silondia (Ham -Buch)
Pangasius pangasius (Ham -Buch)
Amblyceps mangois (Ham -Buch)
Bagarius bagarius (Ham -Buch)
B.yarelli (Ham -Buch)
Conta conta (Ham -Buch)
Erethistes pussilus (Muller & Trochell)
Erethistoides montana montana (Hora)
Gagata cenia (Ham -Buch)
Bacha
Bacha or Basa or
Kangon or Tunti
Bordaia
Silan or Dhain
Ponga/ Pangas
------Garua
------Sakmaka
---Keyakatta/ Ngarang
Conta cat fish
------------Dwarf Blotched cat
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G.gagata (Ham -Buch)
G.sexualis (Ham -Buch)
Glyptothorax cavia (Ham -Buch)
G.platypogonoides (Bleeker)
G.striatus (McClelland)
G.telchitta (Ham -Buch)
G.trilineatus (Ham -Buch)
Hara hara (Blyth)
H.jerdoni (Day)
Laguvia ribeiroi (Hora)
L.shawi (Hora)
Nangra assamensis (Sen & Biswas)
Nangra nangra (Ham -Buch)
N.viridescens (Ham -Buch)
N.punctatum (Ham -Buch)
Pseudoecheneis sulcatus (McClelland)
Sisor rhabdophorus (Ham-Buch)
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)
Chaca chaca (Ham -Buch)
Olyra horai (Prasad & Mukerji)
O.longicaudata (McClelland)
Xenentodon cancila (Ham -Buch)
Aplocheilus panchax (Ham -Buch)
Keyakatta
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Gangetic gagata
Koel gagata
Cavia cat fish
------Cat fish
Telchita cat fish
Hilgaruah
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Keyakatta
Keyakatta
Kosi nangra
Huddah nangra
--------------Magur
Singhi
Kurkuri
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Kokila
Gharbeki/ Kanpona/
Charbekii
Sulcatus cat fish
Sisor cat fish
Magur
Stinging cat fish
Devil fish
Hora olyra
Himalayan Olyra
Freshwater gar fish
Blue pan chex/ Pan
chex minnow
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Microphis deocata (Ham -Buch)
Monopterus albus (Zuiew)
M.cuchia (Ham -Buch)
Kuchia/ Cuchia
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Chanda nama (Ham -Buch)
Chanda
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Pseudambassis baculis (Ham -Buch)
Chanda
Cuchia/ Gangetic mud
eel
Elongate glassy
perchlet
Himalayan glassy
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P.lala (Ham -Buch)
P.ranga (Ham -Buch)
Johnius coitor (Ham -Buch)
Pama pama (Ham -Buch)
Badis badis (Ham -Buch)
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Nandus nandus (Ham -Buch)
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Rhinomugil corsula (Ham -Buch)
Sicamugil cascasia (Ham -Buch)
Glossogobius giuris (Ham -Buch)
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Apocryptus bato (Ham -Buch)
Chanda
Chanda
Chanda
Dum Vacheli/ Nabat/
Randolnee
India glassy fish
Glassy perchlet
Pama
Badis/ dwarf
chameleon
Gedgedi/ Bhetki/
Khaloibhangi
Keshi
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Oporchakuamas
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Mottled nandus
Corsula mullet
Yellow tail mullet
Tang gobi
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Fish Species
Anabas testudineus (Bloch)
Colisa fasciatus (Schneider)
C.labiosus (Day)
C.lalia (Ham -Buch)
C.sota (Ham -Buch)
Ctenops nobilis (McClelland)
Channa barca (Ham -Buch)
Assamese NAME
Koi/ Kawai
Kholihona
------Lolhholisa
Bhasaylee
Kholihona
Cheng garaka/ Garaka
Cheng
English NAME
Climbing perch
Banded colisa/ Striped
gourami / Giant
Thick-lipped
Gourami
Dwarf gourami
Sunset gourami
Indian paradise fish
Spotted snake head/
Barca snake head
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C.marulius (Ham -Buch)
C.orientalis (Bloch & Schneider)
Sal
Chengeli
Giant snake head
Smooth breasted
snake head/ Asiatic
snake head
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C.punctatus (Bloch)
Goroi
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C.stewarti (Playfair)
Chengeli
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C.striatus (Bloch)
Shol/ Sol
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Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider)
Tora/ Tura/ Turi
Green snake head/
Spotted snake head
Assamese snake
head
Striped snake head/
Banded snake head
One- striped spiny eel
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M.pancalus (Ham -Buch)
Tora/ Tura/ Turi
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Mastacembelus armatus (Lacpede)
Bami
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Chaudhuria indica (Yazdani)
C.khajuriai (Talwar, Yazdani & Kundu)
Tetraodon cutcutia (Ham -Buch)
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White spotted spiny
eel/ Striped spiny eel
Spiny eel/ Tire-track
spiny eel
Garo spineless- eel
Ocellated puffer fish
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