Fish of the Gangetic Plain
418 fish on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Gangetic Plain, 23 of them threatened (2 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered and 17 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 Gangetic Plain (23)
- Glyphis gangeticus Ganges River Shark CR
- Oncorhynchus apache Apache Trout CR
- Clarias magur Waghur Catfish EN
- Pethia cumingii two spot barb EN
- Pillaia indica Hillstream spineless eel EN
- Tor putitora Golden Mahseer EN
- Bagarius bagarius Goonch VU
- Bagarius yarrelli Goonch VU
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Botia rostrata Ladder Loach VU
- Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark VU
- Channa orientalis Ceylon Snakehead VU
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Cyprinion semiplotum Assamese Kingfish VU
- Hippocampus erectus Northern Seahorse VU
- Mystus horai Indus catfish VU
- Narcine timlei brown numbfish VU
- Naziritor chelynoides Dark Mahseer VU
- Nemacheilus inglisi VU
- Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique Tilapia VU
- Physoschistura elongata VU
- Schizothorax richardsonii Common Snowtrout VU
- Wallago attu Wallago VU
All fish of the Gangetic Plain on the list (418)
- Aborichthys elongatus Red-tailed Squirrel Loach
- Ailia coila Gangetic Ailia NT
- Ambassis ambassis Commerson's Glassy
- Amblyceps arunachalense
- Amblyceps cerinum
- Amblyceps laticeps
- Amblyceps mangois
- Amblypharyngodon microlepis Carplet
- Amblypharyngodon mola Mola Carplet
- Anabas testudineus Climbing Perch
- Ancylopsetta dilecta Three-eye Flounder
- Anguilla bengalensis Indian Mottled Eel NT
- Anguilla marmorata Marbled Eel
- Antennarius multiocellatus Longlure Frogfish
- Aplocheilus panchax Blue Panchax
- Apocryptes bato
- Argyropelecus aculeatus Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish
- Arius arius Threadfin Sea Catfish
- Arius macracanthus
- Arius maculatus Spotted Sea Catfish
- Atheresthes stomias Arrowtooth Flounder
- Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar
- Badis badis Badis
- Badis blosyrus Red Badis
- Badis kanabos Kanabo Badis DD
- Bagarius bagarius Goonch VU
- Bagarius yarrelli Goonch VU
- Balitora brucei Gray's stone loach NT
- Bangana dero Kalabans
- Bangana diplostoma
- Barbus garmani
- Barilius barila
- Barilius vagra Vagra Baril
- Batasio batasio
- Batasio fasciolatus
- Batasio tengana
- Bellator egretta Streamer Searobin
- Bellator militaris Horned Searobin
- Benthodesmus elongatus Slender Frostfish
- Benthosema suborbitale Dimple Lanternfish
- Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper VU
- Bolinichthys pyrsobolus Fiery Lanternfish
- Botia almorhae Almorha Loach
- Botia dario Bengal Loach
- Botia lohachata Reticulated Loach
- Botia rostrata Ladder Loach VU
- Brachirus orientalis Oriental Sole
- Brachirus pan Pan sole
- Brachygobius nunus Golden-banded Goby DD
- Cabdio jaya
- Cabdio morar Morari Carplet
- Canthophrys gongota Gongota loach
- Caranx vinctus Barred Jack
- Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark VU
- Centropristis ocyurus Bank Sea Bass
- Ceratoscopelus townsendi Dogtooth Lanternfish
- Chaca chaca Frogmouth Catfish
- Chagunius chagunio
- Chanda nama Elongate Glassy Perchlet
- Chandramara chandramara
- Channa andrao Andrew Rao's Snakehead
- Channa barca Barca Snakehead DD
- Channa brunnea
- Channa gachua Dwarf Snakehead
- Channa marulius Bullseye Snakehead
- Channa orientalis Ceylon Snakehead VU
- Channa punctata Spotted Snakehead
- Channa quinquefasciata
- Channa stewartii Assamese Snakehead
- Channa striata Striped Snakehead
- Chela cachius Silver Hatchet Chela
- Chelonodon patoca Milkspot Toadfish
- Chitala chitala Indian Featherback NT
- Chromobotia macracanthus Clown Loach
- Chrosomus erythrogaster Southern Redbelly Dace
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal VU
- Cirrhinus mrigala Mrigal Carp
- Cirrhinus reba Reba Carp
- Citharichthys cornutus Horned Whiff
- Citharichthys gymnorhinus Anglefin Whiff
- Clarias batrachus Walking Catfish
- Clarias gariepinus Sharptooth Catfish
- Clarias magur Waghur Catfish EN
- Clupisoma garua Garua batcha
- Clupisoma montanum
- Coilia lindmani Lindman's Grenadier Anchovy
- Coilia neglecta Neglected Grenadier Anchovy
- Coilia reynaldi Reynald's Grenadier Anchovy
- Creagrutus magdalenae
- Crenimugil buchanani Blue-tail Mullet
- Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Ctenops nobilis Frail Gourami NT
- Cubanichthys cubensis Cuban Pupfish
- Cyclopsetta fimbriata Spotfin Flounder
- Cynoglossus arel largescale tonguesole DD
- Cynoglossus cynoglossus Bengal tongue sole
- Cynoglossus lingua Long tongue sole
- Cyprinion semiplotum Assamese Kingfish VU
- Cyprinus carpio European Carp
- Danio dangila Moustached Danio
- Danio rerio Zebra Danio
- Danionella mirifica DD
- Datnioides polota Four-banded Tiger Perch
- Devario aequipinnatus Giant Danio
- Devario devario Sind Danio
- Diaphus brachycephalus Shorthead Lanternfish
- Diaphus dumerilii Lanternfish DD
- Diaphus lucidus Spotlight Lanternfish
- Diaphus luetkeni Luetken's Lanternfish
- Diaphus mollis Soft Lanternfish
- Diaphus perspicillatus Flatface Lanternfish
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis Ceylon Green Puffer
- Diogenichthys atlanticus Atlantic Lanternfish
- Diplospinus multistriatus Striped Escolar
- Drepane punctata Spotted Sicklefish
- Echidna nebulosa Snowflake Moray
- Eleotris fusca Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon
- Eleutheronema tetradactylum Fourfinger Threadfin
- Ellochelon vaigiensis Squaretail Mullet
- Epinephelus latifasciatus Striped Grouper
- Erethistes pusillus
- Erethistoides montana DD
- Erethistoides sicula DD
- Esomus danrica Indian Flying Barb
- Esomus metallicus Striped Flying Barb
- Etroplus suratensis Green Chromide
- Eutropiichthys murius
- Eutropiichthys vacha Challi
- Fowlerichthys radiosus Singlespot Frogfish
- Gagata cenia Indian Gagata
- Gagata gagata
- Gagata sexualis
- Gagata youssoufi
- Gambusia holbrooki Eastern Mosquitofish
- Garra annandalei Annandale garra
- Garra gotyla Suckerhead
- Garra kempi Kemp garra
- Garra lamta Lamta garra
- Garra lissorhynchus Khasi garra
- Gerres filamentosus Threadfin Silverbiddy
- Gerres limbatus Saddleback Mojarra
- Gerres longirostris Strongspine Silverbiddy
- Girardinus falcatus Yellow Belly
- Glossogobius aureus Golden Flathead Goby
- Glossogobius giuris Tank Goby
- Glyphis gangeticus Ganges River Shark CR
- Glyptothorax botius
- Glyptothorax brevipinnis DD
- Glyptothorax radiolus
- Glyptothorax striatus NT
- Glyptothorax telchitta
- Gogangra viridescens
- Gonialosa manmina Ganges River Gizzard Shad
- Gudusia chapra Indian River Shad
- Gymnachirus melas Naked Sole
- Gymnachirus texae Fringed Sole
- Gymnostomus ariza
- Gymnostomus fulungee
- Gymnothorax fimbriatus Fimbriated Moray
- Gymnothorax saxicola Ocellated Moray
- Gymnothorax tile Indian Mud Moray
- Halieutichthys aculeatus Pancake Batfish
- Hara jerdoni Asian Stone Catfish
- Harpadon nehereus Bombay Duck NT
- Helostoma temminckii Kissing Gourami
- Heteropneustes fossilis Asian Stinging Catfish
- Heteropneustes microps Airsac catfish
- Hippocampus erectus Northern Seahorse VU
- Hygophum benoiti Lanternfish
- Hygophum macrochir Largefin Lanternfish
- Hygophum taaningi
- Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver Carp NT
- Hyporhamphus limbatus Congaturi Halfbeak
- Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo
- Ilisha megaloptera bigeye ilisha
- Labeo angra Angra Labeo
- Labeo bata Bata
- Labeo boga Boga labeo
- Labeo boggut Boggut labeo
- Labeo calbasu orangefin labeo
- Labeo catla Catla
- Labeo dyocheilus
- Labeo gonius Kuria labeo
- Labeo microphthalmus Murree labeo
- Labeo nigripinnis
- Labeo pangusia Pangusia labeo NT
- Labeo rohita Rohu
- Labidesthes sicculus Brook Silverside
- Lagocephalus lunaris Rough Golden Puffer
- Lates calcarifer Barramundi
- Laubuka laubuca Indian Glass Barb
- Leiodon cutcutia Ocellated Puffer
- Leiognathus equula Common Ponyfish
- Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis
- Lepidocephalichthys guntea
- Lepidocephalichthys micropogon
- Lepidophanes guentheri
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus Florida Gar
- Lepophidium brevibarbe Blackedge Cusk-eel
- Lepophidium jeannae Cusk-eel
- Lepophidium staurophor Barred Cusk-Eel
- Leucoraja garmani Rosette Skate
- Lophiodes reticulatus Reticulate Goosefish
- Lophiomus setigerus Broadhead Goosefish
- Lutjanus malabaricus Saddletail Snapper
- Macrhybopsis pallida Pallid Chub
- Macrognathus aculeatus Lesser Spiny Eel
- Macrognathus aral One-stripe Spiny Eel
- Macrognathus pancalus Barred Spiny Eel
- Macroramphosus scolopax Common Bellowsfish
- Macrospinosa cuja Cuja Bola DD
- Mastacembelus armatus Tire Track Eel
- Megalaspis cordyla Torpedo Scad
- Megarasbora elanga Bengala Barb
- Melamphaes simus
- Microphis cuncalus Crocodile-tooth pipefish
- Microphis deocata Deocata Pipefish NT
- Minimugil cascasia
- Monacanthus ciliatus Fringed Filefish
- Monopterus albus Asian Swamp Eel
- Monotaxis grandoculis Humpnose Bigeye Bream
- Moringua macrocephalus DD
- Moringua raitaborua Purple Spaghetti Eel DD
- Muraenesox cinereus Daggertooth Pike-conger
- Myctophum nitidulum Pearly-spotted Lanternfish
- Myersglanis blythii Pharping catfish DD
- Mystus bleekeri Day's Mystus
- Mystus cavasius Gangetic Mystus
- Mystus gulio Gulio Catfish
- Mystus horai Indus catfish VU
- Mystus tengara Pearl Catfish
- Mystus vittatus Striped Dwarf Catfish
- Nandus nandus Gangetic leaffish
- Nangra assamensis
- Nangra nangra Kosi Nangra
- Narcine timlei brown numbfish VU
- Naziritor chelynoides Dark Mahseer VU
- Nemacheilus corica
- Nemacheilus inglisi VU
- Nematalosa nasus Bloch's Gizzard Shad
- Neolissochilus dukai DD
- Neolissochilus hexagonolepis Copper Mahseer NT
- Neolissochilus hexastichus NT
- Neolissochilus stracheyi Blue Mahseer Barb
- Notolychnus valdiviae Topside Lanternfish
- Notopterus notopterus Bronze Featherback
- Notopterus synurus
- Notoscopelus caudispinosus Spinetail Lanternfish
- Notoscopelus resplendens Patchwork Lanternfish
- Odontamblyopus rubicundus
- Ogcocephalus corniger Longnose Batfish
- Ogcocephalus parvus Roughback Batfish
- Olyra longicaudata
- Olyra praestigiosa
- Ompok bimaculatus Butter Catfish NT
- Ompok pabda Pabda NT
- Ompok pabo NT
- Oncorhynchus apache Apache Trout CR
- Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow Trout
- Ophichthys cuchia
- Ophidion holbrookii Longnose cusk-eel
- Opsarius barna
- Opsarius bendelisis
- Opsarius shacra
- Opsarius tileo
- Oreichthys cosuatis
- Oreichthys crenuchoides Indian Drapefin Barb DD
- Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique Tilapia VU
- Oreochromis niloticus Nile Tilapia
- Oreoglanis delacouri DD
- Oryzias dancena Indian Ricefish
- Oryzias melastigma
- Osteobrama cotio Cotio
- Osteomugil speigleri
- Ostichthys trachypoma Bigeye Soldierfish
- Otolithoides pama Pama Croaker DD
- Pachypterus atherinoides Indian Potasi
- Pampus cinereus grey pomfret
- Pangasius pangasius Pangas catfish
- Pangio fusca DD
- Paracanthocobitis botia
- Parahollardia lineata Jambeau Spikefish
- Parambassis baculis
- Parambassis ranga Indian Glassfish
- Paraschistura montana
- Paratrypauchen microcephalus Comb Goby
- Periophthalmodon septemradiatus Asian Dwarf Mudskipper
- Pethia aurea
- Pethia conchonius Rosy Barb
- Pethia cumingii two spot barb EN
- Pethia gelius Golden Dwarf Barb
- Pethia guganio glass barb
- Pethia phutunio Spottedsail Barb
- Pethia stoliczkana Tic-tac-toe Barb
- Pethia ticto Ticto Barb
- Physoschistura elongata VU
- Piaractus brachypomus Red-bellied Pacu
- Pillaia indica Hillstream spineless eel EN
- Pisodonophis boro Rice-paddy Eel
- Pisodonophis hijala DD
- Planiliza macrolepis Largescale Mullet
- Planiliza parsia
- Planiliza subviridis Greenback Mullet
- Planiliza tade DD
- Platycephalus indicus Bartail Flathead DD
- Plesiops corallicola Bluegill Longfin
- Plotosus canius Eel Catfish
- Plotosus lineatus Striped Eel Catfish
- Plotosus nkunga Stinging Eel Catfish
- Polynemus melanochir Blackhand Paradisefish
- Polynemus paradiseus Paradise Threadfin
- Porichthys plectrodon Atlantic Midshipman
- Priacanthus arenatus Atlantic Bigeye
- Priapella intermedia Isthmian Priapella
- Prionotus alatus Spiny Searobin
- Prionotus stearnsi Shortwing Searobin
- Proeutropiichthys taakree Indian Taakree
- Psettodes erumei Indian Halibut DD
- Pseudambassis lala NT
- Pseudapocryptes elongatus Elongate Mudskipper
- Pseudecheneis sulcata
- Pseudolaguvia ferruginea DD
- Pseudolaguvia ferula DD
- Pseudolaguvia foveolata DD
- Pseudolaguvia kapuri
- Pseudolaguvia muricata DD
- Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
- Pseudolaguvia shawi
- Pseudosphromenus cupanus Spiketail Gourami
- Psilorhynchus balitora Balitora minnow
- Psilorhynchus hamiltoni
- Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus
- Psilorhynchus sucatio River stone carp
- Puntius ambassis DD
- Puntius amphibius DD
- Puntius chola Swamp Barb
- Puntius dorsalis Long snouted barb
- Puntius mahecola Mahecola Barb DD
- Puntius sophore Pool Barb
- Puntius stigma
- Puntius terio Onespot Barb
- Puntius vittatus Greenstripe Barb
- Raiamas bola Trout barb
- Rasbora daniconius Slender Rasbora
- Rasbora rasbora Gangetic Scissortail
- Rhabdosargus sarba Tarwhine
- Rhinomugil corsula Corsula
- Rita rita Rita
- Rypticus saponaceus Greater Soapfish
- Salmostoma acinaces
- Salmostoma bacaila Large razorbelly minnow
- Salmostoma phulo
- Saurida normani Shortjaw Lizardfish
- Scatophagus argus Spotted Scat
- Schistura beavani Creek loach
- Schistura devdevi NT
- Schistura rupecula
- Schistura savona
- Schistura scaturigina
- Schizothorax progastus Dinnawah snowtrout
- Schizothorax richardsonii Common Snowtrout VU
- Scorpaena agassizii Longfin Scorpionfish
- Scorpaena brasiliensis Barbfish
- Scyris indica
- Securicula gora
- Serranus notospilus Saddle Bass
- Setipinna phasa Gangetic Hairfin Anchovy
- Setipinna taty Scaly Hairfin Anchovy
- Setipinna tenuifilis Common Hairfin Anchovy DD
- Siganus spinus Scribbled Rabbitfish
- Sillaginopsis panijus
- Silonia silondia Silond Catfish
- Sisor rabdophorus Sisor catfish
- Sisor rheophilus DD
- Sisor torosus DD
- Sperata aor Long-whiskered catfish
- Sperata aorella
- Sperata seenghala Giant river-catfish
- Sphoeroides dorsalis Marbled Puffer
- Sphyraena obtusata Striped Barracuda
- Stephanolepis hispida Planehead Filefish
- Stigmatogobius sadanundio Grey Knight Goby
- Stolephorus baganensis Bagan Anchovy
- Stolephorus indicus Indian Anchovy
- Syacium papillosum Dusky Flounder
- Symphurus pusillus Northern Tonguefish
- Synaptura commersonnii
- Synodus intermedius Sand Diver
- Synodus poeyi Offshore Lizardfish
- Systomus sarana Olive Barb
- Taenioides anguillaris Eel Worm Goby
- Taenioides buchanani DD
- Takifugu oblongus Oblong Blowfish
- Tariqilabeo latius
- Tenualosa ilisha Ilish
- Terapon jarbua Crescent Grunter
- Thryssa purava Oblique-jaw Thryssa DD
- Thryssa spinidens Bengal Thryssa DD
- Tor putitora Golden Mahseer EN
- Tor tor tor mahseer DD
- Trachinocephalus myops Snakefish
- Trichogaster chuna Honey gourami
- Trichogaster fasciata Banded Gourami
- Trichogaster lalius Dwarf Gourami
- Trichopodus trichopterus Three Spot Gourami
- Trinectes inscriptus Scrawled Sole
- Trypauchen vagina Pink Mud Goby
- Urophycis cirrata Gulf Hake
- Urophycis floridana Southern Codling
- Urophycis regia Spotted Hake
- Uropterygius marmoratus Marbled Snakemoray
- Wallago attu Wallago VU
- Xenentodon cancila Freshwater Garfish
- Xiphophorus hellerii Green Swordtail
- Yasuhikotakia modesta Orange-finned Loach
- Zalieutes mcgintyi Tricorn Batfish
- Zenarchopterus buffonis Northern River Garfish
- Zenarchopterus ectuntio
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