This article lists the freshwater fish found in the state of Telangana, India. A total of 143 species of fish have been sighted in the state, mostly documented from surveys or from citizen surveying apps like iNaturalist. This article uses British English throughout.
Ophichthidae +Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesRice-paddy eelPisodonophis boroLCKnown from Udayasamudram
Anguillidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesIndian mottled eelAnguilla bengalensisNT
Notopteridae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesBronze featherbackNotopterus synurusLCKnifefishChitala chitalaNTKnown from Talai
Cobitidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGuntea loachLepidocephalichthys gunteaLCCommon spiny loachLepidocephalichthys thermalisLC
Clupeidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGanges river spratCorica sobornaLCKnown from KomaramIlishTenualosa ilishaLC
Nemacheilidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesTelangana loachIndoreonectes telanganaensisNEEndemic to the state, known from Maisamma Loddi in Kawal Wildlife SanctuaryMottled loachParacanthocobitis botiaLCMurangiParacanthocobitis moorehLCDenison's loachSchistura denisoniLC
Cyprinidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesNuktaBangana nuktaENKnown from Srisailam DamCarnatic carpHypselobarbus carnaticusLCKnown from Jamkhandi to Lingalagattu and up to Nagarjuna Sagar DamMrigal carpCirrhinus mrigalaVUWhite carpCirrhinus cirrhosusLCReba carpCirrhinus rebaLCCommon carpCyprinus carpioNEBlackspot barbDawkinsia filamentosaLCSucker headGarra gotylaLCSucker fishGarra mullyaLCNilgiri garraGarra stenorhynchusLCRebaGymnostomus arizaLCDeccan white carpGymnostomus fulungeeLCCurmuca barbHypselobarbus curmucaENKnown from Nizam Sagar DamJerdon's carpHypselobarbus jerdoniLCKolusHypselobarbus kolusVUHypselobarbus mussullahHypselobarbus mussullahENBataLabeo bataLCBoga labeoLabeo bogaLCBoggut labeoLabeo boggutLCOrangefin labeoLabeo calbasuLCCatlaLabeo catlaLCFringed-lipped peninsula carpLabeo fimbriatusLCKuria labeoLabeo goniusLCKnown from Godavari River flowing through Bhadradri KothagudemDeccan labeoLabeo kawrusLCPangusia labeoLabeo pangusiaNTBombay labeoLabeo porcellusLCCauvery labeoLabeo potailENRohuLabeo rohitaLCPeninsular osteobramaOsteobrama peninsularisNENilgiri osteobramaOsteobrama neilliLCGodavari osteobramaOsteobrama vigorsiiLCKonti barbOsteochilichthys thomassiLCKnown from Krishna River between Rekulampally to Nagarjunasagar DamRosy barbPethia conchoniusLCGolden barbPethia geliusLCKnown from Godavari River, Peddapalli district and Nizam Sagar ReservoirTicto barbPethia tictoLCScarlet-banded barbPuntius amphibiusDDRedside barbPuntius bimaculatusLCSwamp barbPuntius cholaLCLong-snouted barbPuntius dorsalisLCWynaad barbPuntius melanostigmaNEKnown from Krishna River and BejjurPool barbPuntius sophoreLCGreenstripe barbPuntius vittatusLCRohteeRohtee ogilbiiLCOlive barbSystomus saranaLCStone rollerTariqilabeo latiusLCKnown from Krishna River between Rekulampally to Srisailam Dam and Hyderabad environsSandkhol carpThynnichthys sandkholENDeccan mahseerTor khudreeLC
Danionidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesMola carpletAmblypharyngodon molaLCBarred barilBarilius barilaLCMorariCabdio morarLCSilver hatchet chelaChela cachiusLCZebrafishDanio rerioLCGiant danioDevario aequipinnatusLCBengal danioDevario devarioLCIndian flying barbEsomus danricaLCFlying barbEsomus thermoicosLCKnown from Janampeta and Koil Sagar Reservoir in Mahbubnagar DistrictIndian glass barbLaubuka laubucaLCBarna barilOpsarius barnaLCHamilton's barilOpsarius bendelisisLCSlender rasboraRasbora daniconiusLCGangetic scissortail rasboraRasbora rasboraLCSilver razorbelly minnowSalmostoma acinacesLCLarge razorbelly minnowSalmostoma bacailaLCBlotch razorbelly minnowSalmostoma balookeeLCBoopis razorbelly minnowSalmostoma boopisLCHora razorbelly minnowSalmostoma horaiVUNovacula razorbelly minnowSalmostoma novaculaLCFinescale razorbelly minnowSalmostoma phuloLCMahanadi razorbelly minnowSalmostoma untrahiLC
Xenocyprididae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGrass carpCtenopharyngodon idellaNESilver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrixNEBighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilisNE
Characidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesRed-bellied pacuPiaractus brachypomusNE
Loricariidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesAmazon sailfin catfishPterygoplichthys pardalisNE
Ailiidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGoongwaree vachaEutropiichthys goongwareeDDIndian taakreeProeutropiichthys taakreeLCSchlibid catfishSilonia childreniEN
Horabagridae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesKhavalchor catfishPachypterus khavalchorNEKnown from Krishna River between Jamkhandi to Lingalagattu
Bagridae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesKrishan mystusHemibagrus maydelliLCDay's mystusMystus bleekeriLCGangetic mystusMystus cavasiusLCLong whiskers catfishMystus gulioLCTengara catfishMystus tengaraLCStriped dwarf catfishMystus vittatusLCGogra ritaRita gograLCDeccan ritaRita kuturneeLCBakalu ritaRita bakaluNEEndemic to the state, known from type locality - Talai near BejjurLong-whiskered catfishSperata aorLCGiant river catfishSperata seenghalaLC
Sisoridae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGoonchBagarius bagariusNTDeccan nangraGagata itchkeeaVUMountain catfishGlyptothorax lonahLC
Pangassidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesPangas catfishPangasius pangasiusLCIridescent sharkPangasianodon hypophthalmusNESilas' catfishPangasius silasiNEKnown from Nagarjunasagar Reservoir
Siluridae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesButter catfishOmpok bimaculatusNTPabdah catfishOmpok pabdaNTPabo catfishOmpok paboNTWallagoWallago attuVU
Clariidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesMagurClarias magurENAfrican catfishClarias gariepinusNE
Heteropneustidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesSinging catfishHeteropneustes fossilisLC
Gobiidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesTank gobyGlossogobius giurisLC
Mastacembelidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesLesser spiny eelMacrognathus aralLCKnown from Phulang RiverBarred spiny eelMacrognathus pancalusLCZig-zag eelMastacembelus armatusLC
Anabantidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesClimbing perchAnabas testudineusLC
Osphronemidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGiant gouramiOsphronemus goramyNEDwarf gouramiTrichogaster laliusLCKnown from Pocharam Lake and MolachintalpallyBanded gouramiTrichogaster fasciataLC
Channidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesDwarf snakeheadChanna gachuaLCGreat snakeheadChanna maruliusLCSpotted snakeheadChanna punctataLCStriped snakeheadChanna striataLC
Nandidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGangetic leaffishNandus nandusLC
Badidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesBadisBadis badisLCKnown only from Manjeera Reservoir and Wardha River
Cichlidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesGreen chromideEtroplus suratensisLCMozambique tilapiaOreochromis mossambicusNENile tilapiaOreochromis niloticusNEOrange chromidePseudetroplus maculatusLC
Aplocheilidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesStriped panchaxAplocheilus lineatusLCBlue panchaxAplocheilus panchaxLC
Poeciliidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesMosquitofishGambusia affinisNEGuppyPoecilia reticulataNE
Belonidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancilaLC
Hemiramphidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesCongaturi halfbeakHyporhamphus limbatusLC
Adrianichthyidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesRice fishOryzias dancenaLC
Mugilidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesCorsulaRhinomugil corsulaLC
Ambassidae Common nameBinomial nameIUCN statusNotesElongate glassy perchletChanda namaLCHighfin glassy perchletParambassis lalaNTIndian glassy fishParambassis rangaLC
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