Freshwater Fish Species in Ganges River [Indian subcontinent]

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Fish Species in Ganges North and northeast Indian subcontinent
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=67]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acanthocobitis botia

Balitoridae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Ailia coila

Schilbeidae

pelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Ailia punctata

Schilbeidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Arius gagorides

Ariidae

benthopelagic

55 TL

3.1

native

Badis badis

Nandidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Bagarius bagarius

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

39 TL

3.7

native

Bagarius yarrelli

Sisoridae

demersal

244 TL

3.7

native

Barilius barna

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Barilius shacra

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Barilius tileo

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.8

native

Botia dario

Cobitidae

demersal

16 TL

3.4

native

Botia lohachata

Cobitidae

demersal

14 TL

3.4

native

Chaca chaca

Chacidae

demersal

20 TL

4.5

native

Chagunius chagunio

Cyprinidae

demersal

50 TL

2.8

native

Chitala chitala

Notopteridae

demersal

149 TL

3.7

native

Coius quadrifasciatus

Coiidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

3.7

native

Colisa lalia

Belontiidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.4

native

Crossocheilus latius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.6

native

Danio rerio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Erethistes pusillus

Erethistidae

demersal

5 TL

3.0

native

Eutropiichthys murius

Schilbeidae

demersal

28 TL

3.4

native

Gagata cenia

Sisoridae

demersal

19 TL

3.2

native

Gagata gagata

Sisoridae

demersal

31 TL

3.0

native

Gagata sexualis

Sisoridae

demersal

6 TL

3.0

native

Gagata youssoufi

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Gangra viridescens

Sisoridae

demersal

9 TL

3.0

native

Glyptothorax lonah

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Glyptothorax stoliczkae

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.1

native

Gonialosa manmina

Clupeidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Gudusia chapra

Clupeidae

pelagic

20 TL

3.4

native

Ilisha megaloptera

Clupeidae

pelagic

35 TL

3.0

native

Johnius gangeticus

Sciaenidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Labeo ariza

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.5

native

Labeo boga

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

2.7

native

Labeo pangusia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

60 TL

2.7

native

Lepidocephalus guntea

Cobitidae

demersal

15 TL

3.2

native

Mystus gulio

Bagridae

demersal

40 TL

4.0

native

Nangra carcharhinoides

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Nangra nangra

Sisoridae

demersal

6 TL

3.0

native

Naziritor chelynoides

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

88 TL

3.0

native

Neolissochilus spinulosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

2.8

endemic

Notopterus notopterus

Notopteridae

demersal

74 TL

3.5

native

Otolithoides pama

Sciaenidae

benthopelagic

160 TL

3.1

native

Parambassis lala

Ambassidae

demersal

4 TL

3.2

native

Pinniwallago kanpurensis

Siluridae

demersal

50 TL

3.9

endemic

Poropuntius clavatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

2.9

native

Pristis microdon

Pristidae

demersal

656 TL

3.9

native

Pseudecheneis sulcata

Sisoridae

demersal

20 TL

3.0

native

Psilorhynchus sucatio

Psilorhynchidae

demersal

9 TL

3.0

native

Pterocryptis gangelica

Siluridae

demersal

20 TL

3.7

native

Puntius conchonius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Puntius guganio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.8

native

Raiamas bola

Cyprinidae

demersal

35 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma bacaila

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Salmostoma phulo

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Salmostoma sardinella

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Schizothoraichthys progastus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

50 TL

2.8

native

Setipinna brevifilis

Engraulidae

pelagic

32 TL

3.8

native

Setipinna phasa

Engraulidae

pelagic

40 TL

3.3

native

Sicamugil cascasia

Mugilidae

demersal

10 TL

3.3

native

Silonia silondia

Schilbeidae

demersal

180 TL

3.5

native

Sisor rabdophorus

Sisoridae

demersal

22 TL

3.0

native

Sperata aor

Bagridae

demersal

180 TL

3.8

native

Sperata seenghala

Bagridae

demersal

150 TL

3.4

native

Tenualosa ilisha

Clupeidae

pelagic

74 TL

2.0

native

Tor tor

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

52 TL

2.6

native

Xenentodon cancila

Belonidae

pelagic

40 TL

3.9

native

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