List of fishes of India

This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase.[1]

Albulidae (bonefishes)

  • Albula vulpes translated thapi lesapo by Jasson Kemiso Mudongo, a young Motswana man who also named it alibulila the (native), roundjaw bonefish, bonefish

Anguillidae (freshwater eels)

Congridae (conger and garden eels)

Moringuidae (worm or spaghetti eels)

Muraenesocidae (pike congers)

Muraenidae (moray eels)

Nemichthyidae (snipe eels)

Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)

Ophichthidae (snake eels)

Atherinidae (silversides)

  • Atherinomorus duodecimalis (native), tropical silverside
  • Atherinomorus lacunosus (native), hardyhead silverside
  • Atherion africanus (native), pricklenose silverside
  • Hypoatherina barnesi (native), Barnes' silverside
  • Hypoatherina temminckii (native), Samoan silverside
  • Hypoatherina valenciennei (native), Sumatran silverside

Notocheiridae (surf sardines)

Alepisauridae (lancetfishes)

Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes)

  • Chlorophthalmus agassizi (native), shortnose greeneye
  • Chlorophthalmus bicornis (native), spinyjaw greeneye
  • Bathypterois atricolor (native), attenuated spider fish
  • Bathypterois guentheri (native)
  • Bathypterois insularum (native)

Synodontidae (lizardfishes)

Batrachoididae (toadfishes)

Adrianichthyidae (ricefishes)

Belonidae (needlefishes)

Exocoetidae (flyingfishes)

Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks)

Berycidae (alfonsinos)

Holocentridae (squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)

Monocentridae (pinecone fishes)

Trachichthyidae (slimeheads)

  • Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus (native), Mediterranean slimehead

Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)

Hemigaleidae (weasel sharks)

Proscylliidae (finback catsharks)

Scyliorhinidae (cat sharks)

Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)

Triakidae (houndsharks)

Chirocentridae (wolf herring)

Clupeidae (herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens)

Dussumieriidae (round herring)

Engraulidae (anchovies)

Pristigasteridae (pristigasterids)

  • Ilisha elongata (native), elongate ilisha
  • Ilisha filigera (native), Coromandel ilisha
  • Ilisha kampeni (native), Kampen's ilisha
  • Ilisha megaloptera (native), bigeye ilisha
  • Ilisha melastoma (native), Indian ilisha
  • Ilisha obfuscata (native), hidden ilisha
  • Ilisha sirishai (native), lobejaw ilisha
  • Ilisha striatula (native), banded ilisha
  • Pellona dayi (native), Day's pellona
  • Pellona ditchela (native), Indian pellona

Balitoridae (river loaches)

Cobitidae (loaches)

Cyprinidae (minnows or carps)

Aplocheilidae (killifishes)

Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes)

Poeciliidae (poeciliids)

Elopidae (tenpounders)

Megalopidae (tarpons)

Bregmacerotidae (codlets)

Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails)

  • Bathygadus furvescens (native)
  • Coelorinchus flabellispinnis (native)
  • Coelorinchus parallelus (native), spiny grenadier
  • Coryphaenoides hextii (native)
  • Coryphaenoides macrolophus (native)
  • Coryphaenoides nasutus (questionable), largenose grenadier
  • Coryphaenoides woodmasoni (native)
  • Gadomus multifilis (native)
  • Hymenocephalus italicus (native), glasshead grenadier
  • Malacocephalus laevis (native), softhead grenadier
  • Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps (native)

Moridae (morid cods)

Pegasidae (seamoths)

Chanidae (milkfish)

Hexanchidae (cow sharks)

Alopiidae (thresher sharks)

Lamnidae (mackerel sharks or white shark)

Odontaspididae (sand tigers)

Lophotidae (crestfishes)

Veliferidae (velifers)

Antennariidae (frogfishes)

Chaunacidae (sea toads)

Diceratiidae (double anglers)

Lophiidae (goosefishes)

Ogcocephalidae (batfishes)

Oneirodidae (dreamers)

  • Lophodolos indicus (native)

Myctophidae (lanternfishes)

Halosauridae (halosaurs)

Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)

  • Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides (native), yellow pigmy brotula

Carapidae (pearlfishes)

Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)

  • Bassozetus glutinosus (native)
  • Brotula multibarbata (native), goatsbeard brotula
  • Dicrolene introniger (questionable), digitate cusk eel
  • Enchelybrotula paucidens (native)
  • Glyptophidium argenteum (native)
  • Holcomycteronus pterotus (native)
  • Monomitopus conjugator (native)
  • Monomitopus nigripinnis (native)
  • Neobythites steatiticus (native)
  • Porogadus trichiurus (native)
  • Tauredophidium hextii (native)

Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks)

Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks)

Rhincodontidae (whale shark)

Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks)

Alepocephalidae (slickheads)

Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders)

  • Platytroctes apus (native), legless searsid
  • Platytroctes mirus (native), leaf searsid

Notopteridae (featherbacks or knifefishes)

Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)

Acropomatidae (lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)

Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)

  • Ambassis ambassis (native), Commerson's glassy perchlet, Commerson's glassy
  • Ambassis buton (native), buton glassy perchlet
  • Ambassis dussumieri (native), Malabar glassy perchlet
  • Ambassis gymnocephalus (native), bald glassy perchlet, bald glassy
  • Ambassis interrupta (native), interrupta glassy perchlet, long-spined glass perchlet
  • Ambassis kopsii (native), Singapore glassy perchlet, freckled hawkfish
  • Ambassis macracanthus (native), estuarine glass perchlet
  • Ambassis miops (native), myops glassy perchlet, flag-tailed glass perchlet
  • Ambassis nalua (native), Nalua-chanda, scalloped perchlet
  • Ambassis urotaenia (native), banded-tail glassy perchlet
  • Chanda nama (native), elongate glass-perchlet
  • Parambassis dayi (endemic), Day's glass fish, Day's glassy perchlet
  • Parambassis lala (native), highfin glassy perchlet
  • Parambassis ranga (native), Indian glassy fish
  • Parambassis thomassi (endemic), Western Ghats glassy perchlet
  • Pseudambassis baculis (native), Himalayan glassy perchlet

Ammodytidae (sand lances)

  • Bleekeria kallolepis (native)

Anabantidae (climbing gouramies)

Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)

  • Apogon apogonoides (native), short-tooth cardinal
  • Apogon coccineus (native), ruby cardinalfish
  • Apogon endekataenia (questionable), candystripe cardinalfish
  • Apogon fasciatus (native), broad-banded cardinalfish
  • Apogon fleurieu (native), cardinalfish
  • Apogon fraenatus (native), bridled cardinalfish
  • Apogon guamensis (native), Guam cardinalfish
  • Apogon holotaenia (native), copperstriped cardinalfish
  • Apogon kallopterus (native), iridescent cardinalfish
  • Apogon leptacanthus (native), threadfin cardinalfish
  • Apogon moluccensis (native), Moluccan cardinalfish
  • Apogon novemfasciatus (questionable), sevenstriped cardinalfish
  • Apogon oxina (native)
  • Apogon poecilopterus (native), pearly-finned cardinalfish
  • Apogon quadrifasciatus (native), twostripe cardinal
  • Apogon sangiensis (native), Sangi cardinalfish
  • Apogon savayensis (native), Samoan cardinalfish
  • Apogon taeniatus (questionable), twobelt cardinal
  • Apogon taeniophorus (native), reef-flat cardinalfish
  • Apogonichthys ocellatus (native), ocellated cardinalfish
  • Archamia bleekeri (native)
  • Archamia fucata (native), orangelined cardinalfish
  • Cheilodipterus arabicus (native), tiger cardinal
  • Cheilodipterus lachneri (questionable)
  • Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (native), five-lined cardinalfish
  • Foa brachygramma (native), weed cardinalfish
  • Fowleria aurita (native), crosseyed cardinalfish
  • Gymnapogon africanus (questionable), crystal cardinal
  • Pseudamia gelatinosa (native), gelatinous cardinalfish
  • Rhabdamia cypselura (native), swallowtail cardinalfish
  • Rhabdamia gracilis (native), luminous cardinalfish

Ariommatidae (Ariommatids)

  • Badis assamensis (native)
  • Badis badis (native), blue perch
  • Badis blosyrus (native)
  • Badis britzi (native)
  • Badis kanabos (native)
  • Badis tuivaiei (native)
  • Dario dario (native), scarlet badis
  • Bathyclupea hoskynii (native)

Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)

Caesionidae (fusiliers)

Callionymidae (dragonets)

Carangidae (jacks and pompanos)

Centrolophidae (medusafishes)

  • Psenopsis cyanea (native), Indian ruff

Cepolidae (bandfishes)

Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes)

Channidae (snakeheads)

Cichlidae (cichlids)

Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)

Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)

Creediidae (sandburrowers)

  • Chalixodytes tauensis (questionable), saddled sandburrower

Drepaneidae (sicklefishes)

Echeneidae (remoras)

Eleotridae (sleepers)

  • Bostrychus sinensis (native), four-eyed sleeper
  • Butis amboinensis (native), olive flathead-gudgeon
  • Butis butis (native), duckbill sleeper, duckbill sleeper
  • Butis gymnopomus (native)
  • Butis koilomatodon (native), mud sleeper
  • Butis melanostigma (native), blackspot sleeper, black-spotted gudgeon
  • Eleotris fusca (native), dusky sleeper, dusky sleeper
  • Eleotris lutea (native), lutea sleeper
  • Eleotris melanosoma (native), broadhead sleeper
  • Incara multisquamatus (native), incara
  • Odonteleotris macrodon (native), Gangetic sleeper
  • Ophieleotris aporos (native), aporos sleeper, snakehead gudgeon
  • Ophiocara porocephala (native), flathead sleeper, northern mud gudgeon
  • Erythrocles acarina (native)

Ephippidae (spadefishes, batfishes and scats)

Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

Gerreidae (mojarras)

  • Gerres erythrourus (native), deep-bodied mojarra
  • Gerres filamentosus (native), whiptail silver-biddy, whipfin silverbiddy
  • Gerres limbatus (native), saddleback silver-biddy
  • Gerres longirostris (native), strongspine silver-biddy, longtail silverbiddy
  • Gerres macracanthus (native)
  • Gerres oblongus (native), slender silverbiddy
  • Gerres oyena (native), common silvery-biddy, common silver-biddy
  • Gerres phaiya (native), phaiya, strong spined silver-biddy
  • Gerres setifer (native), small Bengal silver-biddy, small Bengal silver-biddy
  • Pentaprion longimanus (native), longfin mojarra

Gobiidae (gobies)

Haemulidae (grunts)

Istiophoridae (billfishes)

Kraemeriidae (sand darters)

  • Kraemeria samoensis (native), Samoan sand dart

Kuhliidae (aholeholes)

Kurtidae (nurseryfishes)

Kyphosidae (sea chubs)

Labridae (wrasses)

Lactariidae (false trevallies)

Latidae (lates perches)

Leiognathidae (slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)

  • Gazza achlamys (native), smalltoothed ponyfish
  • Gazza minuta (native), toothpony, toothpony
  • Gazza rhombea (native), rhomboid toothpony
  • Leiognathus berbis (native), Berber ponyfish
  • Leiognathus bindus (native), orangefin ponyfish, orangefin ponyfish
  • Leiognathus blochii (native), twoblotch ponyfish
  • Leiognathus brevirostris (native), shortnose ponyfish
  • Leiognathus daura (native), goldstripe ponyfish
  • Leiognathus decorus (native), shortnose ponyfish, decorated ponyfish
  • Leiognathus dussumieri (native), Dussumier's ponyfish
  • Leiognathus elongatus (native), slender ponyfish
  • Leiognathus equulus (native), common ponyfish
  • Leiognathus fasciatus (native), striped ponyfish
  • Leiognathus leuciscus (native), whipfin ponyfish
  • Leiognathus lineolatus (native), ornate ponyfish
  • Leiognathus longispinis (questionable)
  • Leiognathus smithursti (native), Smithurst's ponyfish
  • Leiognathus splendens (native), splendid ponyfish
  • Leiognathus striatus (native)
  • Secutor insidiator (native), pugnose ponyfish
  • Secutor interruptus (native)
  • Secutor ruconius (native), deep pugnose ponyfish

Lethrinidae (emperors or scavengers)

Lobotidae (tripletails)

Lutjanidae (snappers)

Malacanthidae (tilefishes)

Menidae (moonfish)

Monodactylidae (moonyfishes or fingerfishes)

Mugilidae (mullets)

  • Crenimugil crenilabis (native), fringelip mullet
  • Liza carinata (native), keeled mullet
  • Liza klunzingeri (native), Klunzinger's mullet
  • Liza macrolepis (native), largescale mullet
  • Liza mandapamensis (native), Indian mullet
  • Liza melinoptera (native), giantscale mullet, otomebora mullet
  • Liza parmata (questionable), broad-mouthed mullet
  • Liza parsia (native), goldspot mullet, gold-spot mullet
  • Liza subviridis (native), greenback mullet, greenback mullet
  • Liza tade (native), Tade mullet
  • Liza vaigiensis (native), squaretail mullet
  • Mugil cephalus (native), flathead mullet
  • Oedalechilus labiosus (native), hornlip mullet
  • Rhinomugil corsula (native), corsula mullet, corsula
  • Sicamugil cascasia (native), yellowtail mullet
  • Sicamugil hamiltonii (questionable), Burmese mullet
  • Valamugil buchanani (native), bluetail mullet
  • Valamugil cunnesius (native), longarm mullet
  • Valamugil seheli (native), bluespot mullet
  • Valamugil speigleri (native), Speigler's mullet

Mullidae (goatfishes)

  • Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (native), yellowstripe goatfish
  • Parupeneus barberinus (native), dash-and-dot goatfish
  • Parupeneus ciliatus (native), whitesaddle goatfish
  • Parupeneus cyclostomus (native), goldsaddle goatfish
  • Parupeneus heptacanthus (native), cinnabar goatfish
  • Parupeneus indicus (native), Indian goatfish
  • Parupeneus macronemus (native), longbarbel goatfish
  • Parupeneus margaritatus (questionable), pearly goatfish
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus (native), manybar goatfish
  • Parupeneus pleurostigma (native), sidespot goatfish
  • Parupeneus trifasciatus (native), doublebar goatfish
  • Upeneus arge (native), band-tail goatfish
  • Upeneus japonicus (questionable), Bensasi goatfish
  • Upeneus luzonius (questionable), dark-barred goatfish
  • Upeneus moluccensis (native), goldband goatfish
  • Upeneus sulphureus (native), sunrise goatfish, sulphur goatfish
  • Upeneus sundaicus (native), ochre-banded goatfish
  • Upeneus taeniopterus (native), finstripe goatfish
  • Upeneus tragula (native), freckled goatfish
  • Upeneus vittatus (native), yellowstriped goatfish

Nandidae (Asian leaffishes)

Nemipteridae (threadfin breams, whiptail breams)

  • Nemipterus bipunctatus (native), Delagoa threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus furcosus (native), fork-tailed threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus hexodon (native), ornate threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus japonicus (native), Japanese threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus marginatus (questionable), red filament threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus mesoprion (questionable), mauvelip threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus nematophorus (native), doublewhip threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus nemurus (questionable), redspine threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus peronii (native), notchedfin threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus randalli (native), Randall's threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus zysron (native), slender threadfin bream
  • Parascolopsis aspinosa (native), smooth dwarf monocle bream
  • Parascolopsis boesemani (endemic), redfin dwarf monocle bream
  • Parascolopsis eriomma (native), rosy dwarf monocle bream
  • Parascolopsis inermis (native), unarmed dwarf monocle bream
  • Parascolopsis townsendi (native), scaly dwarf monocle bream
  • Pentapodus setosus (questionable), butterfly whiptail
  • Scolopsis aurata (native), yellowstripe monocle bream
  • Scolopsis bilineata (native), two-lined monocle bream
  • Scolopsis bimaculatus (native), thumbprint monocle bream
  • Scolopsis ciliata (native), saw-jawed monocle bream
  • Scolopsis frenatus (native), bridled monocle bream
  • Scolopsis ghanam (native), Arabian monocle bream
  • Scolopsis lineata (native), striped monocle bream
  • Scolopsis margaritifera (questionable), pearly monocle bream
  • Scolopsis taeniatus (native), black-streaked monocle bream
  • Scolopsis taenioptera (questionable), lattice monocle bream
  • Scolopsis vosmeri (native), whitecheek monocle bream
  • Scolopsis xenochrous (native), oblique-barred monocle bream

Nomeidae (driftfishes)

  • Cubiceps squamiceps (native), Indian driftfish
  • Psenes cyanophrys (native), freckled driftfish

Osphronemidae (gouramies)

Pempheridae (sweepers)

Percophidae (duckbills)

Pinguipedidae (sandperches)

Plesiopidae (roundheads)

  • Acanthoplesiops indicus (native), Scottie
  • Plesiops coeruleolineatus (native), crimsontip longfin
  • Plesiops corallicola (native), bluegill longfin

Polynemidae (threadfins)

Pomacanthidae (angelfishes)

Pomacentridae (damselfishes)

Pomatomidae (bluefishes)

Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)

Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)

Scaridae (parrotfishes)

Sciaenidae (drums or croakers)

  • Argyrosomus amoyensis (native), Amoy croaker
  • Argyrosomus hololepidotus (misidentification), Madagascar meagre
  • Argyrosomus japonicus (native), Japanese meagre
  • Atrobucca alcocki (native)
  • Atrobucca antonbruun (native)
  • Atrobucca nibe (native), longfin kob
  • Atrobucca trewavasae (native)
  • Bahaba chaptis (native), chaptis bahaba
  • Chrysochir aureus (native), Reeve's croaker
  • Daysciaena albida (native), two-bearded croaker, Bengal corvina
  • Dendrophysa russelii (native), goatee croaker
  • Johnius amblycephalus (native), bearded croaker
  • Johnius belangerii (native), Belanger's croaker
  • Johnius borneensis (native), sharpnose hammer croaker
  • Johnius carouna (native), Caroun croaker
  • Johnius carutta (native), Karut croaker
  • Johnius coitor (native), coitor croaker
  • Johnius dussumieri (native), sharptooth hammer croaker, sin croaker
  • Johnius elongatus (native), spindle croaker
  • Johnius gangeticus (endemic), Gangetic bola
  • Johnius glaucus (native), pale spotfin croaker
  • Johnius macropterus (native), largefin croaker
  • Johnius macrorhynus (native), big-snout croaker
  • Johnius mannarensis (native), mannar croaker
  • Johnius plagiostoma (native), large-eye croaker
  • Kathala axillaris (native), kathala croaker
  • Macrospinosa cuja (native), cuja bola
  • Nibea chui (questionable), Chu's croaker
  • Nibea maculata (native), blotched croaker
  • Nibea soldado (native), soldier croaker
  • Otolithes cuvieri (native), lesser tigertooth croaker
  • Otolithes ruber (native), tiger-toothed croaker
  • Otolithoides biauritus (native), bronze croaker
  • Otolithoides pama (native), pama, pama croaker
  • Panna heterolepis (native), Hooghly croaker
  • Panna microdon (misidentification), panna croaker
  • Paranibea semiluctuosa (native), half-mourning croaker
  • Pennahia anea (native), greyfin croaker
  • Pennahia macrocephalus (questionable), big-head pennah croaker
  • Pennahia ovata (native)
  • Protonibea diacanthus (native), spotted croaker, blackspotted croaker
  • Pterotolithus maculatus (native), blotched tiger-toothed croaker
  • Umbrina canariensis (native), canary drum

Scombridae (mackerels, tunas, bonitos)

Serranidae (sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)

Siganidae (rabbitfishes)

Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings)

Sparidae (porgies)

Sphyraenidae (barracudas)

Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches)

Toxotidae (archerfishes)

Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes)

  • Benthodesmus oligoradiatus (native), sparse-rayed frostfish
  • Benthodesmus tenuis (questionable), slender frostfish
  • Eupleurogrammus glossodon (native), longtooth hairtail
  • Eupleurogrammus muticus (native), smallhead hairtail
  • Lepidopus caudatus (questionable), silver scabbardfish
  • Lepturacanthus pantului (native), Coromandal ribbonfish, Coromandel hairtail
  • Lepturacanthus savala (native), small headed ribbon fish, Savalani hairtail
  • Trichiurus auriga (native), pearly hairtail
  • Trichiurus gangeticus (native), Gangetic ribbonfish, Ganges hairtail
  • Trichiurus lepturus (native), largehead hairtail
  • Trichiurus russelli (native), short-tailed hairtail

Trichonotidae (sanddivers)

Tripterygiidae (threefin blennies)

Uranoscopidae (stargazers)

  • Ichthyscopus lebeck (native), longnosed stargazer
  • Uranoscopus crassiceps (native)
  • Uranoscopus guttatus (native)
  • Kraemericus smithi (endemic)

Xiphiidae (swordfish)

Zanclidae (Moorish idol)

Bothidae (lefteye flounders)

Citharidae (citharids)

Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes)

  • Cynoglossus arel (native), largescale tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus bilineatus (native), fourlined tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus carpenteri (native), hooked tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus cynoglossus (native), Gangetic tonguesole, Bengal tongue sole
  • Cynoglossus dispar (native), roundhead tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus dubius (native), carrot tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus itinus (questionable)
  • Cynoglossus kopsii (native), shortheaded tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus lachneri (questionable), Lachner's tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus lida (native), shoulder spot tongue, roughscale tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus lingua (native), long tonguesole, long tongue sole
  • Cynoglossus macrostomus (native), Malabar-sole, Malabar tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus monopus (native)
  • Cynoglossus puncticeps (native), speckled tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus semifasciatus (native), Malabar sole, Bengal tongue-sole
  • Paraplagusia bilineata (native), fingerlip tonguesole, doublelined tonguesole
  • Paraplagusia blochii (native), Bloch's tonguesole
  • Symphurus trifasciatus (native), threeband tonguesole

Paralichthyidae (large-tooth flounders)

Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)

  • Marleyella bicolorata (native), comb flounder
  • Poecilopsetta colorata (native), coloured righteye flounder
  • Poecilopsetta praelonga (native), Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder

Psettodidae (psettodids)

  • Samaris cristatus (native), cockatoo righteye flounder
  • Samariscus longimanus (native), longfinned flounder

Soleidae (soles)

  • Aesopia cornuta (native), unicorn sole
  • Brachirus macrolepis (native)
  • Brachirus orientalis (native), oriental-sole, oriental sole
  • Brachirus pan (native), pan sole, pan sole
  • Brachirus panoides (questionable)
  • Heteromycteris oculus (native), eyed sole
  • Liachirus melanospilos (native)
  • Pardachirus marmoratus (native), finless sole
  • Pardachirus pavoninus (native), peacock sole
  • Solea elongata (native), elongate sole
  • Solea heinii (native)
  • Solea ovata (native), ovate sole
  • Soleichthys heterorhinos (native)
  • Synaptura albomaculata (native), Kaup's sole
  • Synaptura commersonnii (native), Commerson's sole
  • Zebrias altipinnis (native)
  • Zebrias annandalei (native)
  • Zebrias japonica (questionable), wavyband sole
  • Zebrias keralensis (native)
  • Zebrias maculosus (native)
  • Zebrias quagga (native), fringefin zebra sole
  • Zebrias synapturoides (native), Indian zebra sole
  • Zebrias zebra (questionable), zebra sole

Polymixiidae (beardfishes)

  • Polymixia fusca (native)
  • Polymixia japonica (questionable), silver eye

Pristidae (sawfishes)

Dasyatidae (stingrays)

Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)

Myliobatidae (eagle and manta rays)

Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingray)

Rajidae (skates)

  • Dipturus johannisdavisi (native), Travancore skate
  • Fenestraja mamillidens (native), prickly skate
  • Okamejei powelli (native), Indian ringed skate

Rhinobatidae (guitarfishes)

Salmonidae (salmonids)

Aploactinidae (velvetfishes)

Bembridae (deepwater flatheads)

  • Bembras japonica (questionable)

Caracanthidae (orbicular velvetfishes)

  • Caracanthus maculatus (native), spotted coral croucher
  • Caracanthus unipinna (native), pygmy coral croucher

Dactylopteridae (flying gurnards)

Peristediidae (armored searobins or armored gurnards)

  • Peristedion investigatoris (native)
  • Satyrichthys adeni (native)

Platycephalidae (flatheads)

Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes or rockfishes)

Synanceiidae (stonefishes)

Tetrarogidae (wasp fishes)

Triglidae (searobins)

  • Lepidotrigla bispinosa (native), bullhorn gurnard
  • Lepidotrigla faurei (native), scalybreast gurnard
  • Lepidotrigla longipinnis (native)
  • Lepidotrigla omanensis (native), Oman gurnard
  • Pterygotrigla hemisticta (native), blackspotted gurnard

Amblycipitidae (torrent catfishes)

  • Amblyceps laticeps (native)
  • Amblyceps mangois (native), Indian torrent catfish, Indian torrent catfish
  • Amblyceps tenuispinis (native)
  • Amblyceps apangi[10]

Ariidae (sea catfishes)

Bagridae (bagrid catfishes)

Chacidae (squarehead or angler catfish)

Clariidae (airbreathing catfishes)

Heteropneustidae (airsac catfishes)

Olyridae (longtail catfishes)

Pangasiidae (shark catfishes)

Plotosidae (eeltail catfishes)

Schilbeidae (schilbid catfishes)

  • Ailia coila (native), Gangetic ailia
  • Ailia punctata (native), Jamuna ailia
  • Clupisoma bastari (endemic), Bastar garua
  • Clupisoma garua (native), guarchcha, garua bachcha
  • Clupisoma montana (native), kocha garua
  • Clupisoma prateri (questionable), Burmese garua
  • Eutropiichthys goongwaree (endemic)
  • Eutropiichthys murius (native), murius vacha
  • Eutropiichthys vacha (native), batchwa vacha
  • Neotropius khavalchor (endemic), khavalchor catfish
  • Proeutropiichthys taakree macropthalmos (questionable), Burmese taakree
  • Proeutropiichthys taakree taakree (endemic), Indian taakree
  • Pseudeutropius atherinoides (native), Indian potasi
  • Pseudeutropius buchanani (native)
  • Pseudeutropius mitchelli (endemic), Malabar patashi
  • Silonia childreni (endemic), white catfish
  • Silonia silondia (native), silondia vacha, Silond catfish

Siluridae (sheatfishes)

Sisoridae (sisorid catfishes)

Dalatiidae (sleeper sharks)

Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks)

Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths)

Phosichthyidae (lightfishes)

Stomiidae (barbeled dragonfishes)

  • Chaudhuria caudata (questionable), Burmese spineless eel
  • Garo khajuriai (endemic), Garo spineless eel
  • Pillaia indica (endemic), hillstream spineless eel

Mastacembelidae (spiny eels)

Synbranchidae (swamp-eels)

  • Monopterus albus (native), rice swampeel, swamp eel
  • Monopterus cuchia (native), cuchia
  • Monopterus digressus (native)
  • Monopterus eapeni (endemic)
  • Monopterus fossorius (endemic), Malabar swampeel
  • Monopterus hodgarti (endemic), Indian spaghetti-eel
  • Monopterus indicus (endemic), Bombay swampeel
  • Monopterus roseni (native)
  • Ophisternon bengalense (native), Bengal mudeel, Bengal eel

Aulostomidae (trumpetfishes)

Centriscidae (snipefishes and shrimpfishes)

Fistulariidae (cornetfishes)

Solenostomidae (ghost pipefishes)

Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)

Balistidae (triggerfishes)

Diodontidae (porcupinefishes, burrfishes)

Molidae (molas or ocean sunfishes)

Monacanthidae (filefishes)

Ostraciidae (boxfishes)

Tetraodontidae (puffers)

Triacanthidae (triplespines)

Triacanthodidae (spikefishes)

Narcinidae (numbfishes)

Torpedinidae (electric rays)

Caproidae (boarfishes)

Parazenidae (parazen)

Zeidae (dories)

  • Zenopsis conchifera (native), silvery John Dory
  • Zenopsis nebulosa (native), mirror dory

See also

References

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