Fish of the coasts of India
1,687 fish on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the coasts of India, 121 of them threatened (22 Critically Endangered, 40 Endangered and 59 Vulnerable).
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for fish yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened fish of the coasts of India (121)
- Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose Guitarfish CR
- Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish CR
- Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry Shark CR
- Eusphyra blochii Winghead Shark CR
- Galeorhinus galeus School Shark CR
- Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus typus Giant Guitarfish CR
- Glaucostegus younholeei CR
- Glyphis gangeticus Ganges River Shark CR
- Hemibagrus punctatus Nilgiri mystus CR
- Hypselobarbus thomassi Red Canarese Barb CR
- Mobula mobular Spinetail Devil Ray CR
- Pristis microdon Great-tooth Sawfish CR
- Pristis perotteti Large-tooth Sawfish CR
- Rhinobatos annandalei Annandale's Guitarfish CR
- Rhinobatos lionotus Smoothback Guitarfish CR
- Rhynchobatus australiae Whitespotted Guitarfish CR
- Rhynchobatus djiddensis Giant Guitarfish CR
- Rhynchobatus laevis Smoothnose Wedgefish CR
- Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead CR
- Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead CR
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus narinari Spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus ocellatus White-spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus milvus Ocellate Eagle Ray EN
- Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark EN
- Argyrosomus amoyensis Amoy Croaker EN
- Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek Shark EN
- Cheilinus undulatus Napoleon Wrasse EN
- Chiloscyllium hasseltii Indonesian Bamboo Shark EN
- Coilia mystus Osbeck's Grenadier Anchovy EN
- Dawkinsia assimilis Mascara Barb EN
- Dawkinsia denisonii EN
- Devario neilgherriensis Nilgiri Danio EN
- Drombus dentifer Yellow Drombus EN
- Echinorhinus brucus Bramble Shark EN
- Etroplus canarensis Canara Pearlspot EN
- Garra hughi Cardamon garra EN
- Garra surendranathanii Periyar Garra EN
- Glyptothorax davissinghi EN
- Himantura uarnak Reticulate Whipray EN
- Hippocampus trimaculatus Three-spot Seahorse EN
- Hypselobarbus curmuca Curmuca Barb EN
- Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako EN
- Lamiopsis temminckii Broadfin Shark EN
- Lethrinus mahsena Mahsena Emperor EN
- Maculabatis gerrardi Whitespotted Whipray EN
- Mastacembelus oatesii EN
- Mobula kuhlii Shorthorned Pygmy Devil Ray EN
- Narcine prodorsalis Tonkin Numbfish EN
- Opsarius canarensis EN
- Opsarius malabaricus EN
- Oxynoemacheilus panthera Damascus Loach EN
- Pangasianodon hypophthalmus Iridescent Shark EN
- Pateobatis bleekeri Bleeker's whipray EN
- Rhincodon typus Whale Shark EN
- Sillago parvisquamis Small-scale whiting EN
- Silonia childreni EN
- Stegostoma tigrinum Zebra Shark EN
- Torpedo panthera Leopard Torpedo EN
- Acentrogobius griseus VU
- Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded Eagle Ray VU
- Bagarius bagarius Goonch VU
- Bagarius yarrelli Goonch VU
- Bathytoshia centroura Roughtail Stingray VU
- Betta splendens Siamese Fighting Fish VU
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Brevitrygon imbricata Coromandel Whipray VU
- Carcharhinus limbatus Common Blacktip Shark VU
- Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark VU
- Carinotetraodon travancoricus Dwarf Indian Puffer VU
- Chaenogaleus macrostoma Hooktooth Shark VU
- Channa diplogramma Malabar Snakehead VU
- Channa orientalis Ceylon Snakehead VU
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Chiloscyllium indicum Slender Bamboo Shark VU
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Cynoglossus macrostomus Malabar tonguesole VU
- Dawkinsia rohani Rohan's Barb VU
- Devario fraseri Fraser Danio VU
- Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Flowery Rockcod VU
- Epinephelus polyphekadion Camouflage Grouper VU
- Gagata itchkeea Deccan Nangra VU
- Gymnura japonica Japanese Butterfly Ray VU
- Gymnura poecilura Longtail Butterfly Ray VU
- Hippocampus histrix Spiny Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kelloggi Great Seahorse VU
- Hippocampus kuda Common Seahorse VU
- Horabagrus brachysoma Sun Catfish VU
- Horadandia atukorali Green Carplet VU
- Hyporhamphus xanthopterus Red-tipped Halfbeak VU
- Hypselobarbus kolus Kolus Barb VU
- Istiophorus platypterus Sailfish VU
- Makaira nigricans Blue Marlin VU
- Mola mola Common Mola VU
- Narcine maculata Smallspot Numbfish VU
- Narcine timlei brown numbfish VU
- Narke dipterygia Spottail Sleeper Ray VU
- Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny Nurse Shark VU
- Omobranchus mekranensis Mekran Blenny VU
- Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique Tilapia VU
- Oxymonacanthus longirostris Longnose Filefish VU
- Paragaleus longicaudatus VU
- Pastinachus ater Broad Cowtail Stingray VU
- Pateobatis fai Pink Whipray VU
- Pethia setnai Indigo Barb VU
- Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail Coralgrouper VU
- Pseudosphromenus dayi Brown Spiketail Gourami VU
- Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Mackerel VU
- Rastrelliger faughni Island Mackerel VU
- Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark VU
- Sardinella maderensis Madeiran Sardinella VU
- Taeniurops meyeni Blotched Fantail Ray VU
- Telatrygon zugei Pale-edged Stingray VU
- Tenualosa toli Toli Shad VU
- Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bentstick Pipefish VU
- Trachyrhamphus serratus Goggle-eye Pipefish VU
- Triaenodon obesus Whitetip Reef Shark VU
- Wallago attu Wallago VU
All fish of the coasts of India on the list (1,687)
- Abalistes stellatus Starry Triggerfish
- Ablennes hians Flat Needlefish
- Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal Sergeant
- Abudefduf notatus Yellowtail Sergeant
- Abudefduf saxatilis Atlantic Sergeant Major
- Abudefduf septemfasciatus Banded Sergeant
- Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail Sergeant
- Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot Sergeant
- Abudefduf vaigiensis Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
- Acanthocepola abbreviata Yellowspotted Bandfish
- Acanthocepola indica Indian Bandfish
- Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo
- Acanthopagrus arabicus Arabian Yellowfin Seabream
- Acanthopagrus berda Goldsilk Seabream
- Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Doublebar Bream
- Acanthopagrus datnia
- Acanthopagrus latus Yellowfin Seabream DD
- Acanthopagrus pacificus Pikey Bream
- Acanthostracion quadricornis Scrawled Cowfish
- Acanthurus auranticavus Orange-socket Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus bariene Eyespot Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus blochii Dark Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus dussumieri Eyestripe Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus gahhm Black Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus leucocheilus White-spine Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus leucosternon Powder Blue Tang
- Acanthurus lineatus Striped Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus mata Yellowmask Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nigricauda Eyeline Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nigrofuscus Dusky Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nubilus Bluelined Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus tennentii Lieutenant Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus thompsoni Whitetail Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus triostegus Convict Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus tristis Indian Ocean Mimic Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus xanthopterus Yellowfin Surgeonfish
- Acentrogobius andhraensis
- Acentrogobius audax Mangrove Goby
- Acentrogobius brevirostris DD
- Acentrogobius caninus Green-shoulder Goby
- Acentrogobius chlorostigmatoides
- Acentrogobius cyanomos Threadfin Blue Goby
- Acentrogobius ennorensis DD
- Acentrogobius griseus VU
- Acentrogobius janthinopterus Robust Mangrovegoby
- Acentrogobius masoni
- Acentrogobius viridipunctatus Greenspotted Goby
- Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose Guitarfish CR
- Aeoliscus strigatus Jointed Razorfish DD
- Aesopia cornuta Thickray Sole
- Aethaloperca rogaa Redmouth Grouper
- Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus narinari Spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetobatus ocellatus White-spotted Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus milvus Ocellate Eagle Ray EN
- Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded Eagle Ray VU
- Ailia coila Gangetic Ailia NT
- Albula argentea Silver Sharpjaw Bonefish DD
- Aldrovandia mediorostris Challenger halosaur
- Alectis alexandrina Alexandria Pompano
- Alectis ciliaris African Pompano
- Alepes djedaba Shrimp scad
- Alepes kleinii Razorbelly Trevally
- Alepes melanoptera Blackfin Scad
- Alepes vari Herring Scad
- Allenbatrachus grunniens Grunting Toadfish
- Allocoris cuvieri
- Allocoris formosa
- Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark EN
- Aluterus monoceros Unicorn Leatherjacket
- Aluterus scriptus Scrawled Filefish
- Amanses scopas Broom Filefish
- Ambassis ambassis Commerson's Glassy
- Ambassis dussumieri Barehead Glassfish
- Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy
- Ambassis nalua Scalloped Glassfish
- Ambassis vachellii Vachell's Glassfish
- Amblyeleotris gymnocephala Nakedhead Shrimpgoby
- Amblyeleotris periophthalmus Broad-banded Shrimpgoby
- Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster Whitebelly Damsel
- Amblygobius semicinctus
- Amblypharyngodon melettinus Attentive Carplet
- Amblypharyngodon microlepis Carplet
- Amblypharyngodon mola Mola Carplet
- Amoya madraspatensis Manyband Goby
- Amphiprion clarkii Clark's Anemonefish
- Amphiprion frenatus Tomato Clownfish
- Amphiprion nigripes Blackfin Anemonefish
- Amphiprion sebae Sebae Anemonefish
- Anabas cobojius Gangetic Koi DD
- Anabas testudineus Climbing Perch
- Anacanthus barbatus Bearded Leatherjacket
- Anampses caeruleopunctatus Bluespotted Wrasse
- Anampses geographicus Scribbled Wrasse
- Anampses lineatus Lined Wrasse DD
- Anampses melanurus White-spotted Wrasse
- Anampses meleagrides Yellowtail Wrasse
- Anarchias allardicei Allardice's Moray
- Anguilla australis Short-finned Eel NT
- Anguilla bengalensis Indian Mottled Eel NT
- Anguilla bicolor Indonesian Shortfin Eel NT
- Anguilla marmorata Marbled Eel
- Anodontostoma chacunda Chacunda Gizzard Shad
- Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish CR
- Antennarius hispidus Shaggy Anglerfish
- Antennarius indicus Indian Frogfish
- Antennarius striatus Striate Anglerfish
- Anyperodon leucogrammicus Slender Grouper
- Aphaniops stoliczkanus
- Aphareus furca Smalltooth Jobfish
- Apistus belengerii
- Apistus carinatus Longfin Waspfish
- Aplocheilus blockii Green Panchax
- Aplocheilus kirchmayeri DD
- Aplocheilus lineatus Striped Panchax
- Aplocheilus panchax Blue Panchax
- Aplocheilus parvus Dwarf panchax
- Apocryptes bato
- Apocryptodon madurensis Peppered Mudskipper
- Apogon coccineus
- Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma
- Apogonichthyoides taeniatus Twobelt Cardinalfish
- Apogonichthyoides timorensis Timor Cardinalfish
- Apolemichthys trimaculatus Threespot Angelfish
- Apolemichthys xanthurus Yellowtail Angelfish
- Aprion virescens Green Jobfish
- Archamia bleekeri Gon's Cardinalfish
- Arcygobius baliurus Isthmus Goby DD
- Argyrops spinifer Frypan Bream
- Argyrosomus amoyensis Amoy Croaker EN
- Ariomma indica
- Ariosoma anago Silvery Conger DD
- Ariosoma balearicum Bandtooth Conger
- Ariosoma gnanadossi DD
- Ariosoma indicum
- Ariosoma tamilicum
- Arius arius Threadfin Sea Catfish
- Arius gagora Gagora Catfish NT
- Arius jella
- Arius maculatus Spotted Sea Catfish
- Arius malabaricus
- Arius subrostratus Shovelnose sea catfish
- Arius sumatranus
- Arius venosus Veined catfish
- Arothron hispidus White-spotted Puffer
- Arothron immaculatus Yellow-eyed Puffer
- Arothron manilensis Narrowlined Puffer
- Arothron meleagris Guineafowl Puffer
- Arothron nigropunctatus Blackspotted Puffer
- Arothron reticularis Reticulated Puffer
- Arothron stellatus Starry Puffer
- Aseraggodes cyaneus DD
- Aseraggodes umbratilis
- Aspidontus taeniatus False Cleanerfish
- Asterropteryx semipunctata Starry Goby
- Astronotus ocellatus Oscar
- Atherinomorus forskalii Red Sea Hardyhead Silverside
- Atherinomorus lacunosus Slender Hardyhead
- Atherinomorus stipes Hardhead Silverside
- Atropus armatus
- Atropus atropos Cleftbelly Trevally
- Atropus aurochs
- Atropus hedlandensis
- Atropus mentalis
- Atule mate Barred Yellowtail Scad
- Aulopareia unicolor
- Aulostomus chinensis Pacific Trumpetfish
- Aurigequula fasciata Threadfin Ponyfish
- Auxis rochei Bullet Tuna
- Auxis thazard Frigate Tuna
- Awaous keralaensis
- Awaous melanocephalus Largesnout Goby
- Awaous motla
- Awaous ocellaris Spotfin River Goby
- Badis badis Badis
- Bagarius bagarius Goonch VU
- Bagarius yarrelli Goonch VU
- Bahaba chaptis Chaptis Bahaba DD
- Balistapus undulatus Orangestripe Triggerfish
- Balistes ellioti Elliot's Filefish
- Balistes vetula Queen Triggerfish NT
- Balistoides conspicillum Clown Triggerfish
- Balistoides viridescens Titan Triggerfish
- Barbodes binotatus Spotted Barb
- Barbonymus gonionotus Java Barb
- Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Indian Long-tailed Sand Eel DD
- Bathygobius coalitus Whitespotted Frillgoby
- Bathygobius cocosensis Cocos Frillgoby
- Bathygobius cotticeps Cheekscaled Frillgoby
- Bathygobius curacao Notchtongue Goby
- Bathygobius cyclopterus Cyclops Frillgoby
- Bathygobius fuscus Dusky Frillgoby
- Bathygobius hongkongensis Hong Kong Frillfin
- Bathygobius meggitti Meggitt's Frillgoby
- Bathygobius ostreicola DD
- Bathytoshia centroura Roughtail Stingray VU
- Betta splendens Siamese Fighting Fish VU
- Bleekeria kallolepis
- Blenniella chrysospilos Redspotted Rockskipper
- Blenniella cyanostigma Striped Rockskipper
- Blenniella periophthalmus Blue-dashed Rockskipper
- Bodianus axillaris Axilspot Hogfish
- Bodianus diana Diana's Hogfish
- Bodianus neilli Bay of Bengal Hogfish
- Boleophthalmus boddarti Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper
- Boleophthalmus dussumieri Dussumier's Mudskipper
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Bothus pantherinus Panther Flounder
- Botia dario Bengal Loach
- Brachaelurus waddi Blind Shark
- Brachirus orientalis Oriental Sole
- Brachyamblyopus brachysoma Slender Eelgoby
- Brachygobius nunus Golden-banded Goby DD
- Brachypterois serrulata Sawcheek Scorpionfish
- Bregmaceros mcclellandi Unicorn Codlet
- Brevitrygon imbricata Coromandel Whipray VU
- Brevitrygon manjajiae NT
- Brevitrygon walga Bengal whipray NT
- Brotula barbata Bearded Brotula
- Brotula maculata
- Bryaninops yongei Wire Coral Goby
- Bunaka gyrinoides Greenback Gudgeon
- Butis butis Crimsontip Gudgeon
- Butis humeralis
- Butis koilomatodon Crested Gudgeon
- Cabdio morar Morari Carplet
- Caecula pterygera Finny Snake Eel DD
- Caesio caerulaurea Scissor-tailed Fusilier
- Caesio cuning Yellowtail Fusilier
- Caesio lunaris Lunar Fusilier
- Caesio varilineata Variable-lined Fusilier
- Caesio xanthonota Yellowback Fusilier
- Callechelys catostoma Black-striped Snake Eel
- Callionymus belcheri Belcher's Dragonet
- Callionymus draconis Barb Dragonet
- Callionymus erythraeus Smallhead Dragonet
- Callionymus filamentosus Blotchfin dragonet
- Callionymus fluviatilis River dragonet
- Callionymus hindsii Hinds' dragonet
- Callionymus japonicus
- Callionymus margaretae Margaret's dragonet
- Callionymus marleyi Sand dragonet
- Callionymus sagitta Arrow Dragonet
- Callogobius maculipinnis Ostrich Goby
- Callogobius mannarensis DD
- Callogobius seshaiyai DD
- Calotomus carolinus Star-eye Parrotfish
- Calotomus spinidens Spinytooth Parrotfish
- Cantherhines dumerilii Barred Filefish
- Cantherhines pardalis Wirenet Filefish
- Canthidermis maculata Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
- Canthigaster petersii Peter's Toby
- Canthigaster solandri Spotted Toby
- Canthigaster valentini Blacksaddle Toby
- Caragobius urolepis Scaleless Worm Goby
- Carangoides praeustus Brownback Trevally
- Caranx heberi Blacktip Trevally
- Caranx hippos Atlantic Crevalle Jack
- Caranx ignobilis Giant Trevally
- Caranx lugubris Black Trevally
- Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally
- Caranx papuensis Brassy Trevally
- Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally
- Caranx tille Tille Trevally
- Carassius auratus Goldfish
- Carcharhinus coatesi Whitecheek Shark
- Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek Shark EN
- Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry Shark CR
- Carcharhinus limbatus Common Blacktip Shark VU
- Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark VU
- Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail Shark NT
- Carinotetraodon travancoricus Dwarf Indian Puffer VU
- Centriscus scutatus Grooved Razorfish
- Centropyge flavissima Lemonpeel Angelfish
- Centropyge multispinis Brown Pygmy Angelfish
- Cephalopholis argus Peacock Grouper
- Cephalopholis aurantia Golden Hind
- Cephalopholis boenak Chocolate Grouper
- Cephalopholis formosa Bluelined Rockcod
- Cephalopholis leopardus Leopard Grouper
- Cephalopholis miniata Coral Grouper
- Cephalopholis nigripinnis Darkfin Hind
- Cephalopholis sexmaculata Saddle Grouper
- Cephalopholis sonnerati Tomato Grouper
- Cephalopholis spiloparaea Strawberry Grouper
- Cephalopholis urodeta Flagtail Grouper
- Cetoscarus bicolor Bicolour Parrotfish
- Cetoscarus ocellatus Spotted Parrotfish
- Chaca chaca Frogmouth Catfish
- Chaenogaleus macrostoma Hooktooth Shark VU
- Chaetodon andamanensis Andaman Butterflyfish DD
- Chaetodon auriga Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon bennetti Eclipse Butterflyfish DD
- Chaetodon citrinellus Speckled Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon collare Red-tailed Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon decussatus Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon falcula Saddleback Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon guttatissimus Spotted Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon kleinii Blacklip Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lineolatus Lined Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lunula Raccoon Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon madagaskariensis Seychelles Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon melannotus Blackback Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon meyeri Meyer's Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon octofasciatus Eightband Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon plebeius Bluespot Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon speculum Mirror Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon triangulum Triangular Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon trifascialis Chevron Butterflyfish NT
- Chaetodon trifasciatus Indian Redfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon unimaculatus Teardrop Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon vagabundus Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon xanthocephalus Yellowhead Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon zanzibarensis Zanzibar Butterflyfish
- Chanda nama Elongate Glassy Perchlet
- Channa barca Barca Snakehead DD
- Channa diplogramma Malabar Snakehead VU
- Channa gachua Dwarf Snakehead
- Channa kelaartii NT
- Channa marulius Bullseye Snakehead
- Channa orientalis Ceylon Snakehead VU
- Channa pseudomarulius
- Channa punctata Spotted Snakehead
- Channa striata Striped Snakehead
- Chanos chanos Milkfish
- Chaunax multilepis
- Cheilinus chlorourus Floral Maori Wrasse
- Cheilinus fasciatus Redbreast Maori Wrasse
- Cheilinus trilobatus Tripletail Maori Wrasse
- Cheilinus undulatus Napoleon Wrasse EN
- Cheilio inermis Cigar Wrasse
- Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Fiveline Cardinalfish
- Cheilopogon atrisignis Glider Flyingfish
- Cheilopogon cyanopterus Margined Flyingfish
- Cheilopogon spilopterus Manyspot Flyingfish
- Chelidoperca occipitalis
- Chelmon rostratus Copperband Butterflyfish
- Chelonodon patoca Milkspot Toadfish
- Chelonodontops leopardus
- Chiloscyllium arabicum Arabian Carpetshark NT
- Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bamboo Shark VU
- Chiloscyllium hasseltii Indonesian Bamboo Shark EN
- Chiloscyllium indicum Slender Bamboo Shark VU
- Chirocentrus dorab Dorab Wolf Herring
- Chirocentrus nudus Whitefin Wolf Herring
- Chitala chitala Indian Featherback NT
- Chloroscombrus chrysurus Atlantic Bumper
- Chlorurus atrilunula Bluemoon Parrotfish
- Chlorurus capistratoides Pink-margined Parrotfish
- Chlorurus enneacanthus Captain Parrotfish
- Chlorurus sordidus Indian Bullethead Parrotfish
- Chlorurus strongylocephalus Roundhead Parrotfish
- Choridactylus multibarbus Stonefish
- Chromis atripectoralis Black-axil Chromis
- Chromis ternatensis Ternate Chromis
- Chromis viridis Blue-green Chromis
- Chrysiptera biocellata Twospot Demoiselle
- Chrysiptera unimaculata Onespot Demoiselle
- Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Exquisite Wrasse DD
- Cirrhimuraena indica
- Cirrhimuraena odishaensis
- Cirrhimuraena playfairii Fringelip Snake-eel
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Cirrhinus mrigala Mrigal Carp
- Cirrhinus reba Reba Carp
- Cirrhitichthys aprinus Threadfin Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys aureus Golden Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Bleeker's Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Pixy Hawkfish
- Cirrhitus pinnulatus Stocky Hawkfish
- Clarias batrachus Walking Catfish
- Clarias dussumieri Valencienne's Clariid NT
- Clarias gariepinus Sharptooth Catfish
- Clupisoma bastari DD
- Clupisoma prateri
- Cociella crocodilus Crocodile Flathead
- Cociella punctata Spotted flathead
- Cocotropus microps Patchwork Velvetfish
- Cocotropus roseus Velvetfish
- Coilia dussumieri Gold-spotted Grenadier Anchovy
- Coilia mystus Osbeck's Grenadier Anchovy EN
- Coilia neglecta Neglected Grenadier Anchovy
- Coilia ramcarati Ramcarat Grenadier Anchovy DD
- Coilia reynaldi Reynald's Grenadier Anchovy
- Colletteichthys dussumieri
- Colletteichthys flavipinnis Yellowfin Toadfish
- Conger melanopterus
- Congresox talabonoides Indian Pike-conger
- Coradion chrysozonus Orangebanded Coralfish
- Corica soborna Ganges River Sprat
- Coris batuensis Batu Coris
- Coris gaimard Yellowtail Coris
- Coris schroederii
- Corydoras aeneus Bronze Cory
- Coryphaena hippurus Common Dolphinfish
- Coryphaenoides rudis Bighead Whiptail
- Corythoichthys flavofasciatus Network Pipefish
- Corythoichthys haematopterus Reeftop Pipefish
- Crenidens crenidens Karanteen Seabream
- Crenidens indicus Karanteen seabream
- Crenimugil buchanani Blue-tail Mullet
- Crenimugil seheli
- Cryptocentrus altipinna
- Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia Lagoon shrimpgoby
- Cryptocentrus maudae Maude's Shrimpgoby
- Ctenochaetus binotatus Twospot Bristletooth
- Ctenochaetus striatus Lined Bristletooth
- Ctenochaetus strigosus Goldring Surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus tominiensis Orange-tip Bristletooth
- Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Cyclichthys orbicularis Shortspine Porcupinefish
- Cymolutes lecluse Hawaiian Knifefish
- Cymolutes praetextatus Knife Wrasse
- Cynoglossus arel largescale tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus bilineatus Fourline Tongue Sole
- Cynoglossus cynoglossus Bengal tongue sole
- Cynoglossus dispar Roundhead tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus dubius Carrot Tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus lachneri
- Cynoglossus lida
- Cynoglossus lingua Long tongue sole
- Cynoglossus macrolepidotus Largescaled tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus macrostomus Malabar tonguesole VU
- Cynoglossus monopus
- Cynoglossus oligolepis DD
- Cynoglossus puncticeps Spotted Tongue Sole
- Cynoglossus robustus
- Cynoglossus semifasciatus Malabar sole DD
- Cynoscion reticulatus Striped Corvina
- Cyprinus carpio European Carp
- Cyprinus rubrofuscus Amur Carp
- Cypselurus oligolepis Largescale Flyingfish
- Dactyloptena macracantha Mottled Flying Gurnard
- Dactyloptena orientalis Oriental Flying Gurnard
- Dactyloptena peterseni Onespine Flying Gurnard
- Danio rerio Zebra Danio
- Dascyllus abudafur
- Dascyllus aruanus Humbug Dascyllus
- Dascyllus carneus Indian Dascyllus
- Dascyllus marginatus Red Sea Dascyllus
- Dascyllus trimaculatus Three-spot Dascyllus
- Datnioides polota Four-banded Tiger Perch
- Dawkinsia assimilis Mascara Barb EN
- Dawkinsia denisonii EN
- Dawkinsia filamentosa Filament Barb
- Dawkinsia rohani Rohan's Barb VU
- Dayella malabarica Day's Round Herring
- Daysciaena albida Bengal Corvina
- Decapterus macrosoma Slender Scad
- Decapterus russelli Indian Scad
- Dendrochirus zebra Zebra Lionfish
- Dendrophysa russelii Goatee Croaker
- Dermogenys brachynotopterus Gangetic halfbeak DD
- Devario aequipinnatus Giant Danio
- Devario devario Sind Danio
- Devario fraseri Fraser Danio VU
- Devario malabaricus Malabar Danio
- Devario neilgherriensis Nilgiri Danio EN
- Deveximentum insidiator DD
- Deveximentum ruconius Deep Pugnose Ponyfish
- Diagramma labiosum Grey Sweetlips
- Diagramma pictum Painted Sweetlips
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis Ceylon Green Puffer
- Dichotomyctere ocellatus Eyespot Puffer DD
- Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Yellow Pigmy Brotula
- Diodon holocanthus Longspined Porcupinefish
- Diodon hystrix Spotted Porcupinefish
- Diodon liturosus Blackblotched Porcupinefish
- Diplodus kotschyi One Spot Seabream
- Diplodus sargus White Sea Bream
- Drepane longimana Banded Sicklefish
- Drepane punctata Spotted Sicklefish
- Drombus dentifer Yellow Drombus EN
- Drombus globiceps Bighead goby
- Dussumieria acuta Rainbow Sardine
- Dussumieria albulina
- Dussumieria elopsoides Slender Rainbow Sardine
- Dussumieria hasseltii
- Dussumieria modakandai
- Echeneis naucrates Sharksucker
- Echidna delicatula Mottled Moray
- Echidna nebulosa Snowflake Moray
- Echidna polyzona Barred Moray
- Echinorhinus brucus Bramble Shark EN
- Ecsenius minutus Little Combtooth Blenny
- Ehirava fluviatilis Malabar Sprat DD
- Elagatis bipinnulata Rainbow Runner
- Eleotris fusca Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon
- Eleotris lutea
- Eleutherochir opercularis Flap-gilled Dragonet
- Eleutheronema tetradactylum Fourfinger Threadfin
- Ellochelon vaigiensis Squaretail Mullet
- Elops machnata Indo-Pacific Tenpounder
- Elops saurus Ladyfish
- Encrasicholina devisi Devis' Anchovy
- Encrasicholina heteroloba Shorthead Anchovy
- Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba
- Encrasicholina punctifer Buccaneer Anchovy
- Enneapterygius fasciatus Tiny Threefin
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