Chordata : Pisces
(FRESH WATER FISH )
Phylum : Chordata
Sub phylum : Vertebrata
Class : Osteichthyes
Orders : Angulliformes
Family : Anguillidae
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Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray & Hardw)
Distribution : Matla river system
Family : Moringuidae
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Moringua raitaborua (Ham)
Distribution : Matla & Bidyadhari river
Family : Ophichthidae
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Pisodonophis boro (Ham.)
Distribution : Sunderban, Matla & Bidyadhari
Order : Atheriniformes
Family : Belonidae
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Xenentodon cancila Hamilton
Distribution : Hooghly & Maltla river system
Family : Cyprinodontidae
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Aplochelius panchax (Hamilton)
Distribution : Fresh & Brackish waters of West Bengal
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Gambusia affinis patruelis (Baird & Girad)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Oryzias melanostigma (McClellard)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
Order : Clupeiformes
Family : Clupeidae
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Corica soborna Ham.
Distribution : Hooghly river system
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Goniolosa manmina Ham.
Distribution : Hooghly river system
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Gudusia chapra (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Hilsa ilisha (Ham.)
Distribution : Hooghly river system
Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
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Chela (chela) cachius (Ham.)
Distribution : Damodar & Rupnarayan river
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Chela (Chela) laubuca (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Salmostoma bacaila (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Salmostoma phulo phulo (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Salmostoma sardinella (Val.)
Distribution : Hooghly river system
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Securicula gora (Ham.)
Distribution : Damodar River
Subfamily : Hypohthalmichthyinae
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Hypohthalmicthys molitrix (Val.)
Distribution : Cultured throughout West Bengal
Subfamily : Rasborinae
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Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Aspidoparia jaya (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Aspidoparia morar (Ham.)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Barilus barila Hamilton (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda & Tista River
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Barilus bendelisis bendelisis Hamilton
Distribution : Mahananda & Tista River
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Barilus bola (Hamilton)
Distribution : North Bengal
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Barilus tileo (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hill streams
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Barilus vagra vagra (Hamilton)
Distribution : Small hill streams
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Danio (Brachydanio) rerio (Hamilton)
Distribution :Throughout West Bengal
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Danio (Danio) aequipinnatus (McClelland)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Danio (Danio) dangila (Hamilton)
Distribution : Damodar river system
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Danio (Danio) devario (Hamilton)
Distribution : Damodar,Jayanti &Ajoy river system
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Esomus danricus (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Rasbora daniconius daniconius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda, Darakeswar & Rupnarayanpur river system.
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Rasbora elanga (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hooghly river system
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Rasobra rasobra (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
Subfamily : Cyprininae
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Acrossochelius hexagonolepis (McClelland)
Distribution : Darjiling Dist
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Catla catla (Hamilton)
Distribution : Cultured throughout West Bengal
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Chagunius chagunio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling
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Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)
Distribution : Cultured throughout West Bengal
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Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly river system
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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal (Introduced)
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Cyprinus carpio carpio Linnaeus
Distribution : Throughout the State (Introduced)
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Labeo fimbriatus (Blotch)
Distribution : Foot-hills of N.Bengal
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Labeo bata (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly & Damodar river
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Labeo boga (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling & Siliguri
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Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly river System
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Labeo dero (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Labeo gonius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist
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Labeo nandina (Ham.)
Distribution : Damodar & Hoogly river
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Labeo pangusia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Streams of duars & Terai
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Labeo rohita (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Osteobrama cotio cotio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Puntius chola (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Puntius conchonius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Puntius dukai (Day)
Distribution : Tista river system
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Puntius gelius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Matla river system
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Puntius guganio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Gangetic belt
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Puntius phutunio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Panchenai river
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Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly, Mahananda & Damodar
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Puntius sophore (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West bengal
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Puntius terio (Hamilton)
Distribution : North Bengal
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Puntius ticto ticto (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West bengal
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Tor putitora (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda River system
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Tor tor (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda & Tista River system
Subfamily : Garrinae
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Crossocheilus latius latius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista river
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Garra annandalei Hora
Distribution : Darjiling Dist.
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Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray)
Distribution : Tista ,Mahananda & Darakeswar river
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Garra lamta (Ham.)
Distribution : Darjiling Dist.
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Garra mullya (Sykes)
Distribution : Mahananda & Tista river
Family : Psilorhynchidae
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Psilorhynchus balitora (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling & Jalpaiguri
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Psilorhynchus sucatio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling Dist.
Family : Homalopteridae
Subfamily : Noemacheilinae
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Noemacheilus bevani Gunther
Distribution :Darjiling (Mahananda & Tista).
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Aborichthys elongatus Hora
Distribution : Tista river
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Noemacheilus botia botia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjeelig dist.
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Noemacheilus corica (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Noemacheilus devdevi Hora
Distribution : All stream below Darjiling
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Noemacheilus multifasciatus Day
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Noemacheilus rupicola inglisi Hora
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Noemacheilus rupicola rupicola (McCld.)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Noemacheilus savona (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista river system
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Noemacheilus scaturigina (McClellard)
Distribution : Hill -streams
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Noemacheilus shebbeari Hora
Distribution : Tista river.
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Noemacheilus zonatus (McClellard)
Distribution : Darjiling dist
Subfamily : Homalopterinae
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Balitora brucei Gray
Distribution : Tista river
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Balitora maculata Gray
Distribution : Tista river
Family : Cobitidae
Subfamily :Cobitinae
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Acanthopthalamus pangia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling Dist.
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Lepidocephalus (L) annandalei Chaudhuri
Distribution : Small hill-stream
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Lepidocephalus (L) quntea (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda, Tista & Hooghly
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Somileptes gongota (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista, Jayanti and Mahananda
Subfamily : Botiinae
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Botia (Botia) dario (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hill streams
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Botia (Botia) rostrata Gunther
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
Order : Osteoglossiformes
Family : Notopteridae
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Notopterus chitala (Ham.)
Distribution : Hooghly river system
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Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
Family :
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Aorichthyes seenghala (Sykes)
Distribution : Large rivers of the state.
Order : Siluriformes
Family : Ariidae
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Arius arius (Hamilton)
Distribution :
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Arius gagora Hamilton
Distribution : Hoogly Estuary
Family : Bagridae
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Aorichthyes seenghala (Sykes)
Distribution : Large river of the states.
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Aorichthyes aor (Hamilton)
Distribution :Large rivers of the state
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Batasio batasio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista river
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Batasio tengana (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista river.
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Chandramara chandramara (Hamilton)
Distribution : North Bengal
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Mytus bleekeri (Day)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Mytus cavasius (Day)
Distribution : Hoogly river
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Mytus gulio (Hamilton)
Distribution : Estuaries, seas & tidal water of W.Bengal
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Mytus menoda menoda (Ham.)
Distribution : Mahananda River
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Mytus tengara (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Mytus vittatus (Bloch)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Rita rita (Hamilton)
Distribution : Mahananda & Tista river
Family : Clariidae
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Clarius batrachus (Linnaeus)
Distribution : Hoogly river system
Family : Heteropneustidae
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Chaca chaca Hamilton
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)
Distribution : Hoogly
Family : Amblycipitidae
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Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton)
Distribution : Tista river
Family : Olyridae
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Olyra kempi Chaudhuri
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Olyra longicaudata McClellard
Distribution :Darjiling dist.
Family : Pangasiidae
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Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Estuaries of West Bengal
Family : Plotosidae
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Plotosus canius Hamilton
Distribution : Hoogly & Matla river
Family : Schilbeidae
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Ailia coila (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hooghly & Malta river system
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Clupisoma garua (Ham.)
Distribution : Jalangi & Bhabirathi river
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Clupisoma prateri Hora
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Big river & tgributaries of the state
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Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly river system.
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Pseudeutropius atherinoides (Bloch)
Distribution : Hoogly & Malta River
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Silonia silondia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hooghly river system
Family : Siluridae
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Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)
Distribution : Hoogly, Damodar & Bhagirathi river
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Ompok pabda (Hamilton.)
Distribution : Hoogly, Damodar & Bhagirathi river
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Ompok pabo (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly, Damodar & Bhagirathi river
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Wallago attu (Schneider)
Distribution : Hoogly, Damodar & Bhagirathi river
Family : Sisoridae
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Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton.)
Distribution : Hoogly river
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Conta conta (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling district
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Conta elongata (Day)
Distribution : Darjiling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar
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Erethistes pussilus Muller & Troschel
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Erethistiodes montana montana Hora
Distribution : Darjiling dist
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Euchiloglanis hodgarti (Hora)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Gagata cenia (Ham.)
Distribution : North Bengal
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Gagata gagata (Ham.)
Distribution : North Bengal
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Glyptothorax cavia (Ham.)
Distribution : Darjiling dist
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Glyptothorax conirostrae conirostrae (Stend.)
Distribution : Mahananda, Siliguri
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Glyptothorax horai Shaw & Shebbeare
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Glyptothorax telchitta telchitta (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Hara hara (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Hara horai Misra
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Hara jerdoni (Day)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Pseudecheneis sulcatus (McClellard)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Sisor rhabdophorus Hamilton
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
Super order : Acanthopterygii
Orders : Channiformes
Family : Channidae
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Channa barca (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
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Channa marulius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly river system
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Channa orientalis (Schneider)
Distribution : All rivers of West Bengal
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Channa punctatus (Bloch)
Distribution : All rivers of West Bengal
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Channa stewartii (Playfair)
Distribution : Hoogly & Matla river system
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Channa striatus (Bloch)
Distribution : Hoogly, Damodar & Bhagirathi river system
Order : Gasterosteiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
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Dorichthys deocata (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling dist.
Order : Mastacembeliformes
Family : Mastacembelidae
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Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Mastacembeles pancalus (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly, Mahanada & Tista river system
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Mastacembelus armatus armatus Lac.
Distribution : Hoogly & Bhagirathi river systems.
Order : Peciformes
Family : Belontidae
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Colisa fasciata (Schneider)
Distribution : Hoogly, Bhagirathi & Damodar
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Colisa lalius (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hooghly & Bhagirathi river system
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Ctenops nobilis McClellard
Distribution : Small streams & tributaries
Family : Centropomidae
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Lates calcarifer (Bloch)
Distribution : Hoogly & Matla estuaries
Family : Chandidae
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Chanda nama (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly, Mahananda & Punarbhaba
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Chanda ranga (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly, Mahananda & Punarbhaba
Family : Cichlidae
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Oreochromis mossambica (Peters)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
Family : Gobiidae
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Anabas testudineus (Bloch)
Distribution : All rivers of West Bengal
Family : Mugilidae
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Liza parsia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Throughout West Bengal
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Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hoogly & Matla River
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Sicamugli cascasia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Hooghly & sunderban comples estuarine zone
Family : Nandidae
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Badis badis (Hamilton)
Distribution : Not found commonly in W.Bengal
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Nandus nandus (Hamilton)
Distribution : Damodar, Hoogly & Bhagirathi
Family : Polynemidae
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Glossogobius giuris giuris (Hamilton)
Distribution : Damodar, Hoogly & Bhagirathi River
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Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus
Distribution : Hoogly & Matla estuary
Order : Symbranchiformes
Family : Symbranchidae
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Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton)
Distribution : Darjiling district & Sunderban estuaries
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Ophisternon bengalensis McClellard
Distribution : Sunderban estuaries
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Tetraodontidae
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Mastacembelus armatus armatus Hamilton
Distribution : Hoogly & Mahanada.
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