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List of fishes of India

List of fishes of India is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of fishes of India rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. Albuliformes 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 Anguilliformes Anguillidae (freshwater eels) Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (native), Indian longfin eel, Indian mottled eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor…

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Reference excerpt

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

Albuliformes

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

Anguilliformes

Anguillidae (freshwater eels) Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (native), Indian longfin eel, Indian mottled eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor (native), shortfin eel, Indonesian shortfin eel

Colocongridae Coloconger raniceps (native), froghead eel

Congridae (conger and garden eels) Bathyuroconger vicinus (native), large-toothed conger Conger cinereus (native), longfin African conger Gorgasia maculata (native), whitespotted garden eel Heteroconger hassi (native), spotted garden eel Heteroconger obscurus (native) Promyllantor purpureus (native) Uroconger lepturus (native), slender conger Xenomystax trucidans (native)

Moringuidae (worm or spaghetti eels) Moringua abbreviata (native) Moringua arundinacea (native), Bengal spaghetti-eel Moringua bicolor (native) Moringua javanica (native), Java spaghetti eel Moringua microchir (native), lesser thrush eel Moringua raitaborua (native), purple spaghetti-eel

Muraenesocidae (pike congers) Congresox talabon (native), yellow pike conger Congresox talabonoides (native), Indian pike conger Muraenesox bagio (native), common pike conger, pike eel Muraenesox cinereus (native), dagger-tooth pike conger

Muraenidae (moray eels) Anarchias allardicei (native), Allardice's moray Anarchias cantonensis (native), Canton Island moray Echidna delicatula (native), mottled moray Echidna leucotaenia (native), whiteface moray Echidna nebulosa (native), snowflake moray Echidna polyzona (native), barred moray Enchelynassa canina (native), viper moray Gymnomuraena zebra (native), zebra moray Gymnothorax afer (questionable), dark moray Gymnothorax buroensis (native), vagrant moray Gymnothorax enigmaticus (native), enigmatic moray Gymnothorax favagineus (native), laced moray Gymnothorax fimbriatus (native), fimbriated moray Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (native), yellow-edged moray Gymnothorax hepaticus (native), liver-colored moray eel Gymnothorax javanicus (native), giant moray Gymnothorax meleagris (native), turkey moray Gymnothorax monochrous (native), drab moray Gymnothorax monostigma (native), one-spot moray Gymnothorax pictus (native), peppered moray Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (native), highfin moray Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus (native), bars'n spots moray Gymnothorax punctatus (native), Red Sea whitespotted moray Gymnothorax randalli (questionable) Gymnothorax reticularis (native) Gymnothorax richardsonii (native), Richardson's moray Gymnothorax rueppelliae (native), banded moray Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (native), greyface moray Gymnothorax tile (native), freshwater moray Gymnothorax undulatus (native), undulated moray Scuticaria tigrina (native), tiger reef-eel Strophidon sathete (native), Gangetic moray, slender giant moray Uropterygius concolor (native), unicolor snake moray Uropterygius macrocephalus (native), needle-tooth moray Uropterygius marmoratus (native), marbled reef-eel

Nemichthyidae (snipe eels) Nemichthys scolopaceus (native), slender snipe-eel

Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels) Nettenchelys taylori (native)

Ophichthidae (snake eels) Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (native), Indian longtailed sand-eel, Indian longtailed sand-eel Bascanichthys longipinnis (native) Caecula pterygera (native), finny snake-eel, Finny snake eel Callechelys catostoma (native), black-striped snake eel Lamnostoma orientalis (native), Oriental worm-eel, Oriental sand-eel Lamnostoma polyophthalma (native), ocellated sand-eel Leiuranus semicinctus (native), saddled snake eel Muraenichthys gymnopterus (questionable) Muraenichthys schultzei (native), maimed snake eel Myrichthys colubrinus (native), harlequin snake eel Neenchelys buitendijki (native), fintail serpent eel Ophichthus altipennis (native), highfin snake eel Ophichthus apicalis (native), bluntnose snake-eel Ophichthus cephalozona (native), dark-shouldered snake eel Ophichthus regius (questionable), ornate snake eel Pisodonophis boro (native), rice-paddy eel Pisodonophis cancrivorus (native), longfin snake-eel Scolecenchelys macroptera (native), slender snake eel Skythrenchelys zabra (native), angry worm eel Xestochilus nebulosus (native), nebulous snake eel

Atheriniformes

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) Iso natalensis (native), surf sprite

Aulopiformes

Alepisauridae (lancetfishes) Alepisaurus ferox (questionable), longnose lancetfish

Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes) Chlorophthalmus agassizi (native), shortnose greeneye Chlorophthalmus bicornis (native), spinyjaw greeneye

Ipnopidae Bathypterois atricolor (native), attenuated spider fish Bathypterois guentheri (native) Bathypterois insularum (native)

Synodontidae (lizardfishes) Harpadon nehereus (native), Bombay duck, bummalo Harpadon squamosus (native) Harpadon translucens (native), glassy Bombay duck Saurida gracilis (native), gracile lizardfish Saurida isarankurai (questionable), shortjaw saury Saurida longimanus (native), longfin lizardfish Saurida micropectoralis (native), shortfin lizardfish Saurida nebulosa (native), clouded lizardfish Saurida pseudotumbil (native) Saurida tumbil (native), greater lizardfish Saurida undosquamis (native), brushtooth lizardfish Saurida wanieso (native), wanieso lizardfish Synodus binotatus (native), two-spot lizard fish Synodus englemani (native), Engleman's lizardfish Synodus gibbsi (native) Synodus indicus (native), Indian lizardfish Synodus jaculum (native), lighthouse lizardfish Synodus macrocephalus (native) Synodus macrops (native), triplecross lizardfish Synodus oculeus (native) Synodus sageneus (native), speartoothed grinner Synodus variegatus (native), variegated lizardfish Trachinocephalus myops (native), snakefish

Batrachoidiformes

Batrachoididae (toadfishes) Allenbatrachus grunniens (native), frog fish, Grunting toadfish Austrobatrachus dussumieri (native), flat toadfish

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae (ricefishes) Horaichthys setnai (endemic), thready top-minnow, Malabar ricefish Oryzias carnaticus (native) Oryzias dancena (native)

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This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. Albuliformes 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 Anguilliformes Anguillidae (fres…

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