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Fish diversity
of Uttar Banga (North Bengal), India
Vol. II
Published : 23.11.2020
Dr Tusar K. Ghosal
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165,
West Bengal
E mail: drtkghosal@gmail.com
Native fish of North Bengal
Schistura beavani
Ring Loach
ব ৌমাছ
Specimen : FC 044
Endangered (EN) at N.B. Occatioinal in Torsa river
Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) botia
Mottled loach/Zipper Loach
ব লচুবি
Specimen : FC 045
Critically Endangered at N.B.
Botia dario
Bengal loach
ব ৌমাছ
Specimen : FC 046
Critically Endangered at N.B.
Specimen : FC 047
Critically Endangered at N.B.
Botia lohachata
Reticulate loach
Beti
Specimen : FC 048
Critically Endangered at N.B.
Botia rostrata
Ladder Loach
রানি
Key characters of Fish
Aquatioc verttebrate animals,
Body have fin with fin-rays,
Respire usually by gills
Body usually covered with scales
Psilorhynchus balitora
Balitora minnow
াবলচুিা
Specimen : FC 049
Occational at N.B.
Glossogobius giuris
Tank Goby
ব লল
Specimen : FC 050
Awaous grammepomus
Scribbled goby
াইলা
Specimen : FC 051
Platycephalus indicus
Bartail Flathead
ব লল
Specimen : FC 052
Psilorhynchus sucatio
River stone carp
টাটানর
Specimen : FC 053
Occational at N.B
Macrognathus aral
One-stripe Spiny Eel
গুতু ম /Gochi/Pekal
Specimen : FC 055
Macrognathus pancalus
Barred Spiny Pankal
Gota/Tur/Pekal
Specimen : FC 056
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Guntea loach
গুতু ম
Specimen : FC 057
Lepidocephalichthys annandalei
Annaldale loach
পুইয়া
Specimen : FC 058
Mastacembelus armatus
Zig-zag Eel
াইম
Specimen : FC 059
Major rivers of North Bengal :
Teesta - 411 Km
Atrai - 390 Km
Raidak - 370 Km
Mahananda - 360 Km
Jaldhaka/ Mansai / Singhimari - 186 Km
Punarbhaba - 160 Km
Torsa - 145 Km
Gadadhar - 99 km
Kaljani - 96 Km
Karala - 55 Km
Balason - 46.4 Km
Tangon – 31 Km
Ghish - 30 Km
Relli – 25 Km
Leesh - 12 Km
Chel - 10 Km
Microphis deocata
Rainbow belly pipefish
Nol mach / Gharial mach
Specimen : FC 060
Rare at N.B. rivers
Rhynchorhamphus regularis
Half Beak
River Gar Fish
Specimen : FC 061
Rare at N.B.
Xenentodon cancila
Freshwater garfish
কাবকলা
Specimen : FC 062
Occatioinal at N.B.
Anguilla bengalensis
Indian mottled
াি
Specimen : FC 063
Ophisternon bengalenses
Bengal eel/One-gill EelSecimen :
পাাঁকাল ামুশ
Specimen : FC 064
Endangered (EN) at N.B.
Pisodonophis boro
Bengal's snake-eel
খারু/ক
াঁ লচ,
Specimen : FC 065
Monopterus albus
Swamp Eels
ক
াঁ লচ/কবচয়া/কইচ্চা
Specimen : FC 066
Clarias batrachus is State fish of Bihar
Clarias batrachus
Walking Catfish
মাগুি
Distribution of Clarias batrachus is now restricted to Java Island of Indonesia.
The populations of ‘Magur’ occurring in India and Bangladesh belong to Clarias
magur.
Specimen : FC 067
Clarias magur
Catfish
মাগুি
Specimen : FC 068
Heteropneustes fossilis
Stinging catfish
শ িং
Specimen : FC 069
Amblyceps mangois
Indian Torrent Catfish
Ban Magoor
Specimen : FC 070
Critically Endangered (CR)
Ophiocephalus (Channa) gachua
Gachui/Chang
Specimen : FC 071
Endangered at N.B.
Channa orientalis
Snakehead
Chang
Specimen : FC 072
Channa punctata
Lata/Sati
Specimen : FC 073
Channel straitus
Striped Murrel
Sol
Channa straitus is State fish of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Specimen : FC 074
Channa marulius
Giant Snakehead
Sal / Gajal
Specimen : FC 075
Endangered (EN) at N.B.
Anabas testudineus
Climbing Perches
কৈ
Etroplus suratensi (Pearlspot) is State fish of Kerala
Specimen : FC 076
Badis badis
Naoa
Napit koi/Bot Koi
Specimen : FC 077
Endangered (EN) at N.B.
Nandus nandus
Mud perch
Meni/Veda
Specimen : FC 078
Collisa fasciata , C. lalia
Banded Gourami
খললশ
Specimen : FC 079
Trichogaster chuna
Honey gourami
চুনা খইলশা
Specimen : FC 080
Trichogaster labiosa
Thick Lipped Gourami
Ranga-kholisha
Specimen : FC 081
Leiodon cutcutia
Ocellated pufferfish
ট্াাঁপা
Specimen : FC 082
North Bengal : 177 species (approx.)
West Bengal : 610 +
India : 3092 +
World : 32150 +
Species of fish :
Catla catla
Catla carp
ৈাতলা
Specimen : FC 083
Labeo rohita
Rohu Carp
Rui
Specimen : FC 084
Cirrhinus mrigala
Mrigal Carp
মৃলেল
Specimen : FC 085
Labeo calbasu
Orange-fin labeo
ৈালব াশ
Labeo calbasu is State fish of
Haryana
Specimen : FC 086
Labeo bata
Bata carp
Bata
Specimen : FC 087
Labeo gonius
Kuria Labeo
Kursa
Specimen : FC 088
Labeo Boga
Boga Carp
ভাঙন
Specimen : FC 089
Threatened Species at N.B
Labeo pangusia
ইটকা
Specimen : FC 090
Threatened Species at N.B
Labeo dyocheilus
Brahmaputra labeo
Gharia
Specimen : FC 091
Threatened Species at N.B
Specimen : FC 092
Critically Endangered (CR) at N.B
Garra gotyla
Gotyla and sucker head
ঘর বপাযা/ ঘাইন্না
Chagunius chagunio
Chaguni
উটি
Specimen : FC 093
Critically Endangered (CR) at N.B.
Chagunius chagunio
Pithkata
Specimen : FC 094
Bangana ariza
Reba or Ariza labeo
াাংনা াটা
Specimen : FC 095
Specimen : FC 096
Threatened Species
Mugil corsula
Rhinomugil corsula
Khorsula
Specimen : FC 097
Critically Endangered (CR) at N.B.
Crossocheilus burmanicus
Crossocheilus
Specimen : FC 098
Threatened Species at N.B.
Paramugil parmatus
Broad-mouthed mullet
াাঁশপাতা
Tor putitora
Golden Mahseer
মহাবশি/Putitor
Specimen : FC 099
Endangered at N.B.
Tor putitora is State fish of Uttarakhand , Himachal
Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and
J. & K
Tor mosal mahanadicus (Mahanadi Mahseer) is
State fish of Orisha
Neolissochilus hexagonolepi (Chocolate Mahseer)
is State fish of Nagaland.
Tor mahanadicus is considered a sub-species of Tor
mosal i.e., Tor mosal mahanadicus
Ailia coila
Asiatic Glaswelse
কাজুবল
Specimen : FC 100
Salmostoma bacaila, S. acinaces
Silver Razorbelly Minnow
বচলা
Specimen : FC 101
Specimen : FC 102
Endangered at N.B.
Barilius bendelisis
Hamilton's Barila
হ্্ানমল্টবির বৈাৈসা/জযা নহ্রালু/নতলা ানরল
Barilius barila
Barred baril
ব ািাবল
Three species of Barred baril (Barilius barila,
Barilus barna etc.) are recorded from North
Bengal
It was called State fish of the then
Koch Dynastry.
Specimen : FC 103
Narendran T.C.
of Kalicut University, Kerala
Viraktamath, C. A.
of U.A.S. bangalore
Ramamurthy V.V.
of I.A.R.I, New Delhi
Vasuki Belavadi
of U.A.S. bangalore
Dedicated to my respected world famous
Indian Insect Taxonomists
.

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Fish of North Bengal Vol. ii (total slides 66)