India - List of fishes

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Aborichthys elongatus

Balitoridae

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Ambassis interruptus

Ambassidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

marbled eel

Anguilla marmorata

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

striped panchax

Aplocheilus lineatus

8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Badis badis

Badidae

5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Badis blosyrus

Badidae

6 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

malabar baril

Barilius bakeri

12 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

jerdon's baril

Barilius canarensis

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Botia dario

Cobitidae

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Botia histrionica

Cobitidae

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

yoyo loach

Botia lohachata

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

zebra loach

Botia striata

7 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

The zebra loach is endemic to the Krishna River basin in India. Its populations are declining, mainly due to pollution and deforestation. Loaches play a central role in ecosystem balance by naturally regulating populations of freshwater snails.

malabar pufferfish

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

2 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Channa aurantimaculata

Channidae

40 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Channa bleheri

Channidae

18 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Channa diplogramma

Channidae

50 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Channa stewartii

Channidae

20 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Crossocheilus latius

Cyprinidae

14 cm

solitary

herbivorous

Ctenops nobilis

Osphronemidae

10 cm

living in colonies

carnivorous

Danio jaintianensis

Danionidae

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Danio meghalayensis

Danionidae

6 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

zebra danio

Danio rerio

4 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

It is a very easy fish to breed in an aquarium. It is used as a "laboratory animal" for studies on genetics and on the embryonic development of vertebrates. Danios varieties have been genetically modified: the « Glofishs » © they are fluorescent in the dark.

Dario dario

Badidae

1 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Dario kajal

Badidae

2 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Polota datnoid

Datnioides polota

18 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

aruli barb

Dawkinsia arulius

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Small barbs located around its mouth enable it to detect food. Like many similar species, it breeds easily in captivity.

mascara barb

Dawkinsia assimilis

9 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

rohan's barb

Dawkinsia rohani

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Devario aequipinnatus

Danionidae

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

giant danio

Devario malabaricus

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

nilgiri danio

Devario neilgherriensis

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

green pufferfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

It lives in fresh water but also in brackish water. Like most puffer fish species, its flesh and organs are toxic. In captivity, adults can be aggressive towards other fish species.

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Tetraodontidae

14 cm

solitary

carnivorous

canara pearlspot

Etroplus canarensis

10 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency and planctophage

Etroplus maculatus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

green chromide

Etroplus suratensis

25 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

melon barb

Haludaria fasciata

6 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

dadio

Laubuka dadiburjori

3 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Laubuka laubuca

Danionidae

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Omobranchus smithi

Blenniidae

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Oreichthys crenuchoides

Cyprinidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

Gobiidae

8 cm

solitary

carnivorous

rosy barb

Pethia conchonius

8 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Polynemus paradiseus

Polynemidae

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

spotfin swamp barb

Puntius sophore

18 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Sahyadria denisonii

Cyprinidae

12 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Schistura nilgiriensis

Nemacheilidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Gobiidae

9 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

India - List of fishes

Aborichthys elongatus

Ambassis interruptus

marbled eel

striped panchax

Badis badis

Badis blosyrus

malabar baril

jerdon's baril

Botia dario

Botia histrionica

yoyo loach

zebra loach

malabar pufferfish

Channa aurantimaculata

Channa bleheri

Channa diplogramma

Channa stewartii

Crossocheilus latius

Ctenops nobilis

Danio jaintianensis

Danio meghalayensis

zebra danio

Dario dario

Dario kajal

Polota datnoid

aruli barb

mascara barb

rohan's barb

Devario aequipinnatus

giant danio

nilgiri danio

green pufferfish

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

canara pearlspot

Etroplus maculatus

green chromide

melon barb

dadio

Laubuka laubuca

Omobranchus smithi

Oreichthys crenuchoides

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

rosy barb

Polynemus paradiseus

spotfin swamp barb

Sahyadria denisonii

Schistura nilgiriensis

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

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