ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATOR.IA Vol. IX Fasco l Szczecin 1979

T. VENKATESWARLU and A.G.K. MENON

Systematies

A UST OF FISHES OF THE RIVER GANGES AND ITS BRANCHES

WYKAZ RYB RZEKI GANGES I JEJ DOPL YWOW

Zoological Survey of , Southern Regional Station-Madras

The authors give a taxonomic r;heck list 264 fish occurring in the Ganges and compare the newly - compiled list with previous ones by Hamilton and Day.

INTRODUCTION Since Hamilton-Buchanan's account (1822) of fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches published no other comprehensive account has been published. Day (1875-1888), Chaudhuri (1912), Hora (1921, 1929, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1955), Hora and Mukheree(1936), Shaw and Shebbeare (1938), Chauhan (1947), Das (1948), Menon (1949, 1949a, 1962, 1971 and 1974), Jayaram (1953, 1962), Sinha and Shiromo­ ny (1953), David (1954), Jhingran (1956), Motwani and David (1957), Majumdar (1958), Misra (1959), Lal and Chatterjee(1962), Karamchandani {1962), Mahajan (1965), Pant (1966), Srivastava (1967, 1968} and Venkateswarlu (1972, 1973, 1976 and 1977), published some papers dealing with Ichthyofauna of this river system. Hamilton's work contains descriptions of 271 species, while one species is mentioned only by name (p. 316). He figured 198 fishes in 39 plates on the Atlas accompanying the text; 5 of them on plates ii,iv,xii,xxxiii and xxxv are drawings of special parts of fish.93 are outline sketches shiwing the fish from above and 100 finished drawings of fish in lateral view. Of 46 T. Venkateswarlu, A.GJC Menon the 100 drawings two are to illustrate the juvenile forms of the species figured also as adults (pls. xxxiv and xvii). The grawings of Ophisurus hijala (pl.v, fig. 5) belongs to an 1 underscribed species which Hamilton called Muraena serpens in his original notes and he evidently mixed up the drawings and descriptions of the two species when publishing. Thus it is clear that of the total of 271 species described in the "Gangetic Fishes" delineations of only 97 species are published in his work. Hamilton, however, left behind him in India original drawings of 144 species of fish which are now preserved in the Asiatic Society of Bengal. These drawings are of great importance in that they formedthe basis of the descriptions of the fishesin the "Gangetic fishes" (Hora, 1929) and especially since left no type specimens. Of the 272 species described in the "Gangetic Fishes", 264 species are included in the present check list, the systematic position of eight of the following species being uncertain: l. Muraena vomos 2. Clupanodonchanpole, 3. Clupanodon cagius, 4. Cyprinus (Puntius) joalius, 5. Cyprinus (Cabdio) hoalius, 6. Cyprinus (Cabdio) solio, 7. Cyprinus ()mos ario, 8. Bola. coibor. The classification followed is after Berg (1940). The genera and species are arranged in alphabetical order. Against each species whose current scientific name is given in the first column, the names as rendered in the "Fishes of India" by Day (1875-1888) and Hamilton in his "Gangetic Fishes" are given in the next two columns respectively.

There are three volumens of Hamilton-Buchanan's manuscripts in the Indian Office Library in London. One of these contains the original notes on Gangetic Fishes and the othes two formed the Manuscript of his published work. 47

LIST OF FISHES

Current scientific Name Name as given in Day's Name as given in Hamilton's Fish India Gangetic Fishes 2 3

Class: ELASMOBRANCHII Sub Class: SELACHII Order: LAMNIFORMES Sub Order: SCYLIORHLI\/CHIDEI Family: Carcharinidae : Carcharinus Blainville Carcharinusgangeticus Carcharinus gangeticus Squalus carcharias (Muller et Henle) (Muller et Henle) Genus: Hypoprion Muller et Henle Hypoprion hemiodon Carchariashypoprion (Muller et Henle) Order: RAJIFORMES Family: Pristidae Genus: Pristis Latham Pristispectinatus Pristispectinatus Squaluspectinatus Latham Family: Trigonidae(Dasyatidae) Genus: Dasyatus Rafinesque Dasyatus (Humantura J mar- Trygon marginatus ginatus (Blyth) Dasyatus (Pestinachus J Trygon sephen Raja fluviatilis sephen( Forskal)

Class: TELEOSTOMI Sub Class: ACTINOPTERYGI/ Order: CLUPEIFORMES Sub Order: CLUPEOIDEI Family: Megalopidae Genus: Mega/ops Lacepede Mega/ops cyprinoides Mega/opscyprinoides Cyprinodon cundinga (Brouss.) Family: Oupeidae Genus: Anodontostoma Bleeker Anodontostoma chacunda Chatoessus chacunda Clupanodon chacunda (Ham.) Clupanodon chanpole CTupanodon cagius 48

2 3 Genus: Corica Hamilton Corica soborna Ham. Corica soborna Corica soborna Genus: Gonialosa Regan Gonialosamanm ina Chatoessus manmina Qupanodon manmina Qupanodon cortius Genus: Gudusia Fowler Gudusia chapra (Ham. )2 Clupea chapra Qupanodon chapra Genus: Hilsa Regan Hilsa (Tenualosa) ilisha Qupea ilisha Clupanodon ilisha (Ham.) Hilsa toli (Val.) Clupea toli Genus: Risha (Gray) Richardson Ilisha melanostoma Pellona motius Clupanodon motius (Schneider) Family: Engraulidae Genus: Stolephorus Lacepede Stolephorus indica Engraulis indica (V. Hass.) Setipinna phasa Stolephorus tri (Blecker) Engraulis tri Genus: Coilia Gray Coilia dussumieri Val. Coilia dussumieri Coilia ramcarati (Ham.) Coilia ramcarati Mystus ramcarati Coiliareynaldi Val. Coilia reynaldi Genus: Setipinna Swainson Setipinna phasa (Ham.) Engraulistelera Clupeaphasa Genus: Thryssa Cuvier Thryssahamiltoni (Gray) Engraulishamiltoni Thryssapurava (Ham.) Engraulispurava Clupeapurava Sub Order: NOTOPERTOIDEI Family: Notopteridae Genus: Notopterus Lacepede Notopterus chitala (Ham.) Notopterus chitala Mystus chitala Notopterusnotopterus Notopterus kapirat Mystus kapirat (Pallas)

2 Clupea suhia Chaudhuri and Gudusia godanahiai Srvastava are synonymous with Gudusia chapra (Ham.) (vide Whitehead, 1973) 49 3 4

Order: SCOPELIFORMES Family: Synodidae Genus: Harpodon Le Suer Harpodonnehereus (Ham.) Harpodonnehereus Osmerus nehereus Order: Sub Order: CYPRINOIDEI Family: Sub Family: Abramidinae Genus: Che/a Hamilton Chela cachius (Ham.)3 Perilampusatpar Cyprinus( Che/a)cachius Cyprinus (Che la) atpar Che/a laubuca (Ham.) Perilampus atpar Cyprinus( Cabdio) laubuca Cyprinus ( Cabdio) dancena Genus: Oxygaster Van Hasselt Oxygaster argentea (Day) Chela argentea Oxygaster bacaila (Ham.) Chela bacaila Cyprinus ( Chela)baicala Che/apunjabensis Oxygasterboopis (Day) Chelaboopis Oxygasterclupeoides Che/aclupeoides (Bloch) Oxygastergora (Ham.) Chelagora Cyprinus( Che la) gora Oxygasterphulo (Ham.) Chelaphulo Cyprinus(Che/a) phulo Oxygastersardinella Che/asardinell a (Cuv. et Val.) Sub Family: Rasborinae Genus: Hamilton Barilius barila (Ham. )4 Bariliusbarila Cyprinus( Barilius) barila Cyprinus (Barilius) chedrio Bariliusbarna (Ham.) Barilius barna Cyprinus (Barilius) barna Barilius bendelisis (Ham.)5 Barilius bendelisis Cyprinus (Barilius) bendelisis Cyprinus( Barilius) chedra Cyprinus( Barilius) cosca Cyprinus (Barilius) tila Cyprinus( Cabdio) borelio

3 Chela atpar (Ham.) is synonymous with Chela cachius (Ham.) (Menon, 1974) 4 Barilius bonarensis Chaudhuri is synonymous with B. barila (Ham.) (Menon, 1974) 5 Barilius bendelisis var chedra (Ham.) is synonymous with Berilius bendelisis (Ham.) (Menon, 1974).

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1 2 3 Barilius bola (Ham.) Barilius bola Cyprinus Barilius)( bola Cyprinus Barilius)( goha Barilius shacra (Ham.) Barilius shacra Cyprinus( Barilius) shacra Barilius tileo (Ham.) Barilius tileo Cyprinus (Barilius) tileo Barilius vagra (Ham.) Barilius vagra Cyprinus (Bafilius)vagra Barilius modestus Genus: Dania Hamilton Dania (Dania) aequipinnatus Dania aequipinnatus (Mc Clelland) Danio (Dania)dangila Danio dangila Cyprinus( Danio) dang-Ua (Ham.) Dania (Dania)devario Dania devario Cyprinus (Babdio) devario (Ham.) Dania (Brachydanio) rerio Dania rerio Cyprinus (Dania) rerio Cyprinus (Dania) chapalio Genus: Esomus Swainson Esomus danricus (Ham.) Nuriadanrica Cyprinus(Dania) danrica Cyprinus (Dania) suhita Cyprinus (Dania)jogia Genus; Rasbora Bleeker Rasbora daniconius (Ham.) Rasbora daniconius Cyprinus ( Danio) daniconius Cyprinus (Dania)anjana Rasbora elanga (Ham.) Rasboraelanga Cyprinus (Bangana) elanga Rasbora rasbora (Ham.) Rasborabuchanani Cyprinus(Dania) rasbora Sub Family: Cyprininae Genus: Acrossocheilus Oshima Acrossocheilus hexagono­ Barbus hexagonolepis lepis (Mc Clelland) Barbus dukai Genus: Amblypharyngodon Bleeker Amblypharyngodon micro- Amblypharyngodon micro- lepis (Bleeker) lepis Amblypharyngodon mola Amblypharyngodon mola Cyprinus ( Cabdio)mola (Ham.) Genus: Heckel Aspidopariajay a (Ham.) Aspidopariajay a Cyprinus( Cabdio)jay a Aspidoparia morar (ham.) Aspidopariamorar Cyprinus (Cabdio) morar Genus: Catla Valenciennes Catla catla (Ham.) Cat/a buchanani Cyprinus(Cyprinus) catla \ 51 2 3 Genus: Chagunio Smith Chagunio chagunio (Ham.) Barbus chagunio Cyprinus ( Cyprinus) chagunio

Genus: Orrhina (Oken) Cuvier Orrhina mrigala (Ham.) Cirrhina mrigala Cyprinus (Bangana)mrigala Orrhina reba (Ham.) Cirrhina reba typrinus (Bangana) reba

Genus: Crossocheilus Van Hasselt Crossocheiluslatius Orrhina latia Cyprinus (Garra) latius latius (Ham.) Cyprinus (Garra) gohama Cyprinus (Garra)sada Genus: Garra Hamilton Garra annandalei Hora Garra gotylagotyla Discognathus lamta (Gray) (in part) Garra lamta (Ham.) Discognathus lamta Cyprinus (Garra) lamta (in part) Genus: Cuvier Labeo bata (Ham.) Labeo bata Cyprinus (Bangana) bata Cyprinus (Bangana) acra Cyprinus (Bangana) cura Labeoboga (Ham.) Labeo boga Cyprinus (Bangana) boga Labeo boggut (Sykes) Labeo boggut Labeo calbasu (Ham.) Labeo calbasu Cyprinus ( Cyprinus)calbasu Labeo dero (Ham.)6 Labeo microphthalmus Cyprinus (Bangana) dero Labeo diplostomus Labeo sindensis Labeofimbriatus (Bloch) Labeo fimbriatus Cyprinus ( Cyprinus) nancur Labeo gonius (Ham.) Labeo gonius Cyprinus ( Cyprinus)gonius Cyprinus (Cyprinus)curchius Cyprinus ( Cyprinus) cursa Cyprinus ( Cyprinus) cursis Labeo nandina (Ham.) Labeo nandina Cyprinus ( Cyprinus) nandina Labeo pangusia (Ham. )7 Labeo pangusia Cyprinus (Bangana)pangusia Labeo angra Cyprinus (Bangana) ariza

6 Labeo almorhae Chaudhuri and Labeo rilli Chaudhuri are synonymous with Laboe dero (Ham.) (Me· non, 1974). 7 Labeo kunki Chaudhuri and Labeo tezpurensis Chaudhuri are synonymous with Labeo pangusia (Ham.) (Menon, 1974). Cyprinus (Bangana) ariza recorded from the Gange5 system by Hamilton is this species, Labeo ariza (Ham.) is found only in Nulgiris, Wynaad and Mysore. 52

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Labeo dyocheilus Cyprinus (Dania) angra Cyprinus( Morulius) morala Cyprinus (Morulius)pausius Cyprinus (Morulius) musiha Cyprinus (Puntius)pausio Labeo rohita (Harn.) Labeo ·rohita Cyprinus (Cyprinus)rohita

Genus: Oreichthys Smith Oreichthyscosuatis (Ham.) Barbus casuatis Cyprinus ( Cabdio) casuatis Barbusapogon

Genus: Osteobrama Heckel Osteobrama cotio (Ham.) Rohtee cotio Cyprinus (Cabdio) cotio Genus: Puntius Hamilton Puntius ambassis (Day) Barbus ambassis Puntius amphibia (Val.) Barbus amphibia Puntiuschilinoides Barbus chilinoides (Mc Clelland) Puntiuschola (Ham.) Barbuschola Cyprinus(Puntius) chola Barbus tetrarupagus Cyprinus( Puntius)tictis Cyprinus (Puntius) titius Puntius elavatus Barbus clavatus (Mc Clelland) Puntiusconchonius Barbus conchonius Cyprinus (Puntius) conchonius Puntius curmuca (Ham.) Barbus curmuca Cyprinus (Cyprinus) curmuca Puntiusgelius (Ham.) Barbus gelius Cyprinus(Puntius) gelius Cyprinus(Puntius) canius Puntius guganio (Ham.) Barbus guganio Cyprinus( Cyprinus)guganio Puntius phutunio (Ham.) Barbus phutunio Cyprinus ( Puntius)phutunio Puntiuspunjabensis (Day) Barbus punjabensis Puntiussarana sarana Barbus sarana Cyprinus(Cyprinus) sarana (Ham.) Barbus chrysopoma Barbus pinnauratus Puntius sophore (Ham.) Barbussophore Cyprinus( Puntius) sophore Barbus stigma Cyprinus (Puntius)puntio Barbus puntio Barbus chrysopterus Puntius terio (Ham.) Barbus terio Cyprinus ( Puntius) terio Puntius ticto (Ham.) Barbus ticto Cyprinus (Puntius)ticto Barbusstoliczkanus Barbus punctatus 53 1 2 3 Genus: Semiplotus Bleeker Semiplotussemiplotus Semiplotusmacclellandi (Mc Clelland) Genus: Tor Gray Torputitora (Ham.) Barbus tor (in part) Cyprinus ( Cyprinus)putitora Tortor (Ham.) Barb us tor (in part) Cyprinus ( Cyprinus)tor Barbus hexasticus

Sub family: Schizothoracinae Heckel Genus: Schizothorax Heckel Schizothorax kumaonensis Menon Schizothorax richardsoni Oreinus richardsoni (Gray)8 Oreinus plagiostomus Oreinus sinuatus

Genus: Schizothoraichtys Misra Schizothoraichthyspro­ Schizothoraxprogastus gastus (Mc Clelland)

Family: Psilorhynchidae Genus: Mc Clella,nd Psilorhynchusbalitora Psilorhynchus balitora Cyprinus (Garra)balitora (Ham.) Psilorhynchuspseudecheneis Menon et Dutta Psilorhynchus sucatio Homalopterabilineata Cyprinus (Garra)sucatio (Ham.)

Family: Homalopteridae Genus: Baltitora Gray Baltitorabrucei Gray Homaloptera brucei Baltitoramaculata Gray Homalopteramaculata

Family: Cobitidae Genus: Acanthophthalmus Van Hasselt Acanthophthalmus pangia Acanthophthalmus pangia Cobitispangia (Ham.) Apua fusca 8 Diptychus annandaleiRegan and Oreinus molesworthi Chaudhuri are synonymous with Schizothorax richardsoni (Gray), (Menon, 1974). 54

1 2 3 Genus: Botia Gray Botia almorhae Gray Botiaalmorhae Botia dario (Ham.) Botia dario Cobitis dario Botia lohachata Botiageto (in part) Cobitisgeto Chaudhuri Botia rostrata Gunther9 Botia geto (in part) Genus: Lepidocephalus Bleeker Lepidocephalus guntes1 0 Lepidocephalichthys Cobitis guntea (Ham.) gunteha Cobitisbalagara

Genus: Noemacheilus Van Hasselt Noemacheilus beavani Nemacheilus beavani Gunther Noemacheilusbotia (Ham.Y 1 Nemacheilusbotia Cobitis botia Cobitis bilturio Noemacheilus corica Nemacheilus corica Cobitis corica (Ham.) Noemacheilusdayi Hora Noemacheilus danisoni Nemacheilus denisoni (Day) Noemacheilus montanus Nemacheilus montanus (Mc Clelland) Noemacheilus multifas­ Nemacheilusmultifascia- ciatus Day tus Noemacheilus rupicola Nemacheilusrupicola (Mc Clelland) Noemacheilus savona Nemacheilussavona Cobitis savona (Ham.) Noemacheilus turio (Ham.) Nemacheilus turio Cobitis turio Noemacheilus zonatus Nemacheiluszonatus (Mc Clelland) Genus: Somileptes Bleeker Somileptes gongota (Ham.) Somileptesgongota Cobitis gongota Cobitis cucura

9 Botia dayi Hora is synonymous with Botia rostrata Gunther, (Manon, 1974 ). 10 Lepidocephalichthys annandalei Chaudhuri is synonymous with Lepidocephalus guntea (Ham.), (Menon, 1974). 11 Nemacheilusmackenziei Chaudhuri is synonymous with Noemacheilusbotta (Ham.), (Menon, 1974). 55

2 3 Divisio: SIL URI Sub Order: SILUROIDEI Family: Ariidae (Tachysuridae) Genus: Batrachocephalus Bleeker Batrachocephalus mino Batrachocephalusmino Ageneiousmino (Ham.) Genus: Hemipimelodu� Bleeker Hemipimelodusjatius Arius jatius Pimelodus jatius (Ham.) Genus: Osteogeniosus Bleeker Osteogeniosus militaris Osteogeniosus militaris (Linnaeus) Genus: Tachysurus Lacepede Tachysurusarius (Ham.) Arius buchanani Pimelodus arius Tachysuruscaelatus (Val.) Arius caelatus Tachysurus gagora (Ham.) Arius gagora Pimelodusgagora Tachysurus nenga (Ham.) Arius nenga Pimelodus nenga Tachysurussagor (Ham.) Arius sagor Pimelodussagor Tachysurus.sona (Ham.) Arius sona Pimelodus sona

Family� Plotosidae Genus: Plotosus Lacepede Plotosuscanius Ham. Plotosuscanius Plotosus canius Family: Siluridae Genus: Ompok Lacepede Ompok bimaculatus Callichrous bimaculatus Silurus (Callichrous) chechra (Bloch) Callichroussindensis Silurus ( Callichrous) canio Silurus ( Callichrous) duda Ompok pabda (Ham.) Callichrouspabda Silurus ( Callichrous) pabda Ompok pabo (Ham.) Callichrouspabo Silurus (Callichrous)pabo Genus: Wallago Bleeker Wallago attu (Bl. et Schn.) Wal/ago attu Silurus ( Callichrous) boa/is Family: Bagridae Genus: Aorichthys Wu Aorichthys aor (Ham.) Macrones aor Pimelodus aor Aorichthys seenghala Macronesseenghala (Sykes) 56

1 2 3 Genus: Batasio Blyth Batasio batasio (Ham.) Gagata batasio Pimelodusbatasio Batasio tengana (Ham.) Gagata tengana Pimelodus tengana Macrones blythii Pimeloduscarcio Macrones tengara Liocassis fluviatilis Genus: Chandramara Jayaram Chandramara chandrarnara Pimeloduschandramara (Ham.) Genus: Mystus Gronow ( emend. Scopoli) Mystus bleekeri (Ham.) Macronesb leekeri Mystus cavasius (Ham.) Macronescavasius Pimeloduscavasius Mystus gulio (Ham.) Macronesgulio Pimelodusgulio Jlfystusmenoda (Ham.) Macrones corsula Pimelodusmenoda Macronesmicrophthalmus Mystusvittatus (Bloch) Macronesvittatus Pimelodustengara Genus: Rama Bleeker Rama rarna (Ham.) Liocassis rama Pimelodusrama Genus: Rita Bleeker Ritarita (Ham.) Rita buchanani Pimelodusrita Family: Amblycipitidae Genus: Amblyceps Blyth Amblyceps mangois (Ham.) Amblyceps rnangois Pimelodusmangois Family: Genus: Bagarius Bleeker Bagariusbagarius (Ham.) Bagariusya"elli Pimelodusbagarius Genus: Canta Hora C:Ontaconta (Ham.) Erethristeselongata Pimelodusconta Genus: Erethistes Millieret Troschel Erethistes· pussilus Erethisteshara (Muller et Troschel) (in part)

Genus: Erethistoides Hora Erethistoidesmontana Macronesmontanus pipri Hora (in part) 57

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Genus: Euchiloglanis Regan Euchliloglanis hodgarti 1 2 Hora Genus: Gagata Bleeker Gagata cenia (Ham.) Gagata cenia (in part) Pimelodus cenia Gagatagagata (Ham.) Gagata cenia (in part) Pimelodusgagata Gagata nangra Nangrabuchanani Pimelodus nangra Gagata viridescens N.rmgrapunciata Pimelodus viridescens

Genus: Blyth Glyptothorax annandalei Hora Glyptothorax cavia (Ham.) Euglyptosternum lineatum Pimelodus cavia Glyptothoraxconirostris Glyptosternumconirostre (Steind.) Glyptosternum lonah (in part) Glyptothoraxgracilis Nemacheilus gracilis (Gunth!lr) Glyptothorax horai �aw et Shebbeare Glyptothorax pectinopterus Glyptosternum pecti- rus (Mc Clelland) nopterum Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Hora) Glyptothorax saisi (Jenkina) Glyptothorax telchitta Glyptosternum botia Pinzelmius botius (Ham.) Glyptosternum telchitta Pimeludus.telchitta

· Genus: Hara Blyth Hara hara (Ham.) Erethisteshara (in part) Pimelodus hara Erethistes conta (nee Hamilton) Hara jerdoni (Day) Erethistes jerdoni

Genus: Myerglanis Hora et Silas Mverglanis blythi (Day) Exostoma b{vthi

1 2 Euchiloglanis kamengensis Jayaram is synonymous with Euchi/ogianis hodgarti Hora, (Menon, 1974). 58

1 2 3 Genus: Pseudocheneis Blyth Pseudocheneus sulcatus Pseudocheneis sulcatus (Mc Clelland) Genus: Sisor Hamilton Sisorrhabdophorus Ham. Sisor rhabdophorus Sisor rhabdophorus Family: Chacidae Genus: Chaca Gray Chacachaca (Ham.) Chaca lophioidef Platystacuschaca

Genus: Ailia Gray Ailia coila (Ham. )1 3 Ailia coila Malapterus coila Genus: Gupis'!!!3!!.. Swainson Qupisoma garua (Ham.)14 Pseudeutropius garua Silurus (Callichrous)garua Genus: Eutropiichthys Bleeker Eutropiichthys murius Pseudeutropius murius Pimelodus murius (Ham.) Eutropiichthys vacha Eutropiichthys vacha Pimelodus vacha (Ham.) Genus: Pangasius Valenciennes Pangasius pangasius Pangasius buchanani Pimeloduspangasius (Ham.) Genus: Pseuddeutropius Bleeker P,eudeutropius athere­ Pseudeutropius athere­ Pimelodusangius noides (Bloch) noides Pimelodus urua Genus: Silonia Swainson Silonia silondia (Ham.) Silondiagangetica Pimelodussilondia Family: Saccolmmchidae (Heteropneustidae) Genus: Heteropneustes Muller Heteropneustes fossilis Saccobranchusf ossilis Silurus singio (Bloch) Family: Oariidae Genus: Clarias (Scopoli) Oarias batrachu.� (L.) Oarias magur Macropteronotusjagur Garias assamensis Macropteronotus magur 1 3 Ai/ichthys punctata (Day) is synonymous with Ailia coila (Ham.) (Menon, 1974). 14 Clupisoma montana Hora is synonymous with Eutropichthys murius (Ham.) (Menon, 1974). 59

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Order: ANGUILLIFORMES Sub Order: ANGUJLLOIDEI Family: Anguilli.dae Genus: Anguilla Shaw Anguilla bengalensis Anguilla bengalensis Muraena anguilla (Gray et Hardw,) Family: Mumenidae Genus: Muraena Artedi Muraena sathete (Ham,) Muraena sathete Muraenophis sathete Muraenatile (Ham,) Muraenatile Muraenophistile

Genus: Muraenesox Mc Clelland Ivluraenesox cinereus A!furaenesox cinereus Muraenabagio (Forskal) Genus: Raitaborua Gray Raitaborua raitaborua Moringua raitaborua Muraena raitaborua (Ham,) Family: Ophichthyidae Genus: nsodonophis Kaup nsodonophis boro (Ham,) Ophichthys boro Ophisums boro Ophicurus harancha Ophisurns hijala

Order: BELONIFORMES Sub Order: SCOMEROSOCOIDEI Family: Beforudae Genus: Strongylura Van Hesselt Strongylura strongylura Belone strongylura (Van Hasselt) Genus: Xenentodon Regan Xenentodon cancila (Ham.) Belone cancila Esox cancila

Sub Order: EXOCOETOIDEI Family: Hemirhamphidae Genus: Hyporhamphus Gill Hyporhamphus gaimardi1 5 Hemirhamphus limbatus (Val.)

15 Hemirhamphus gorakhpurensis Srivastava is synonymous with Hyporhamphus gairnardi (Val.) (Me­ non, 1974). 60 l 2 3 Genus: Zenarchopterus Gill Zenarchopterus ectuntio Hemirhamphusectuntio Esox ectuntio (Ham.)

Order: SYNGNATHIFORMES Sub Order: SYNGNATHOIDEI Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Doryichthys Kaup Doryichthys councalus Doryichthys cuncalus Syngnathus cuncalus (Ham.) Doryichthys deocata Doryichthys deocata Syngnathus deocata (Ham.) Genus: Ichthyocampus Kaup Ichthyocampus carcee Ichthyocampus carcee Syngnathuscarcee (Ham.)

Order: CYPRINODONTIFORMES Sub Order: CYPRINODONTOIDEI Family: Cyprinodonticlae Genus: Aplocheilus Mc Clelland Aplocheilus panchax Haplocheiluspanchax Esox panchax (Ham.) Genus: Oryzias Jordan et Snyder Oryzias melastigma Hapiocheilus melanostigma (Mc Clelland)

Order: MUGILIFORMES Sub Order: MUGILOIDEI Family: Mugilidae Genus: Liza Jordan et Swinson Liza parsia (Ham.) Mugilparsia Mugilparsia Mugil oliJJaceous Mugiljerdoni Mugil subJJiridis Mugiloligolepis Mugildussumieri Liza tade (Forskal) Mugil tade Mugil albulla Mugi(belanak 61

1 2 3 Genus: Mugil Linnaeus Mugil cephalus Linnaeus Mugil oeur Mugilcephalus Mugil macrolepis Mugilborneensis (Smith) Aguas Mugilpoicilus Mugil troschelli Genus: Rhinomugil Gill Rhinomugil corsula (Ham.) Mugilcorsula Mugilcorsula Genus: Sicamugil Fowler Sicamugil cascasia (Ham.) Mugil cascasia Mugil cascasia

Order: POLYNEMIFORMES Family Polynemidae Genus: Eleutheronema Bleeker Eleutheronema tetradac­ Polynemustetradactylus Polynemus teria tylum Shaw Genus: Polynemus Linnaeus Polynemus indicus Shaw Polynemus indicus Polynemussele Polynemus paradiseus L. Polynemus paradiseus Polynemusrisua Polinemusaureus Polyneustoposui

Order: OPHIOCEPHALIFORMES ( CHANNJFORMES) Family: Ophiocephalidae ( Chamridae) Genus: Channa Scopoli Channa barca (Ham.) Ophiocephalus barca Ophiocephalus barca Channamarulius (Ham.) Ophiocephalus marulius Ophiocephalus marulius Channaorientalis Channaorientalis Ophiocephalus gachua (Bloch et Schn.) Ophiocephalus gachua Ophiocephalus aurantiacus Channapunctatus (Bloch) Ophiocephalus punctatus Ophiocephalus lata Channa stewartii Ophiocephalus stewartii (Playfair) Channa striatus (Bloch) Ophiocephalus striatus Ophiocephalus wrahl Ophiocephalus chena

Order: SYMBRANCHIFORMES Sub Order: SYMBRANCHOIDEI Family: Symbranchidae Genus: Ophisternon Mc Clelland Ophisternon bengalensis Symbranchus bengalensis (Mc Clelland) 62

2 3 Genus: Monapterus Lacepede Manapterus cuchia (Ham.) Amphipnaus cuchia Unibranchaperturacuchia Order: Sub Order: PERCOIDEI Family: Centropomidae Genus: Chanda Hamilton Chanda baculis Ham. Ambassis baculis Chanda bacu lis Chandanalua Ham. Ambassis nalua Chandanalua Chanda nama Ham. Ambassis nama Chanda nama Chandaphula Chandabagoda Chanda ranga Ham. Ambassis ranga Chandaranga Chanda lala Family: Senani.dae Genus: Epinephelus Bloch Epinephelus malabaricu/' Serranus malabaricus Bola (? ) coioides (Schn.) Family: Theraponidae Genus: Therapan Cuvier Therapan jarbua (Forskal) Therapon jarbua Caius trivittatus Family: Perddae Genus: Lates Cuvier et Valenciennes Lates calcarifer (Bloch) Lates calcarifer Caiusvacti Family: Sillaginidae Genus: Sillaginapsis Gill Sillaginapsispaniju s Sillaga panijus Chilodipteruspanijus (Ham.) Family: Carangidae Genus: Caranx Lacepede Caranx carngus (Bloch) Caranx carangus Family: Lutianidae Genus: Lutianus Bloch Lutianus jahnii (Bloch) Lutianusjahnii Caiuscatus Family: Lobotidae Genus: Datniaides Bleeker 63 2 3

Datnioides quadrifasciatus Datnioides polota Coius polota (Sevastianov) Datnioides· quadrifasciatus Family: Leio�athidae Genus: Leiognathus Lacepede Leiognathus blochi (Val.) Equula blochi Leiognathus equula Equula edentula (Foreskal) Leiognathus ruconius Equula ruconius Chandaruconius (Ham.)

Family: Genus: Bahaba Herre Bahaba chaptis (Ham.) Sciaena diacanthus Bola chaptis (in part) Genus: Daysciaena Talwar Daysciaena albida (Day)16 Sciaena albida Genus: Johnius1 7 Bloch Johniuscoitor (Ham.) Sciaena coitor Bola coitor Genus: Fowler Pterotolithus maculatus Otolithus maculatus (Cuvier) Genus: Pama Fowler Pama pama (Ham.) Sciaena pama Bolapama Genus: Macrospinosa Mohan Macrospinosa cuja (Ham.) Sciaena cuja Bola cuja Family: Toxotidae Genus: Toxotes Cuvier Toxoteschatareus (Ham.) Toxoteschatareus Coius charareus Family: Sparidae Genus: Acanthopagrus Acanthopagrus berda Chrysophrysdatnia Caiusdatnia (forskal) Family: Scatophagidae

16 Dendrophysa hooglensis Sinha et Rao is synonymous with Daysciaena albida (Day) (Talwar, 19 J. 1 7 Genus Johnius Bloch, 1793 is synonymous with Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758 (vide: Hureau et Monod "Clofnam" I, 137). 64

1 2 3 Genus: Scatophagus Cuvier et Valenciennes Scatophagus argus (L.) Scatophagusargus Chaetodon pairatalius Family: Nandidae Genus: Badis Bleeker Badis badis (Ham.) Badis buchanani Labrus badis Badis dario Labrus dario Labrus dario Genus: Nandus Cuvier et Valenciennes Nandus nandus (Ham.) Nandus marmoratus Caius nandus

Family: Cichlidae Genus: Etroplus Cuvier et Valenciennes Etroplus suratensis (Bloch) Etroplus suratensis Chaetodon caris

Family: Pristipomidae Genus: Pristipoma Cuvier Pristipoma hasta Bloch Pristipoma hasta Caius catus Family: Gerridae Genus: Gerres Cuvier Gerres setifer (Ham.) Gerres setifer Chanda setifer Family: Batrachidae Genus: Halophryne Gill Halophryne gangene (Ham.) Batrachus gangene Batrachoides gangene

Sub Order: CALLIONYMOIDEI Family: Callionymidae Genus: Callionymus Linnaeus Callionymus fluviatilis Callionymus fluviatilzs Day

Sub Order: TRICHJUROIDEI Family: Trichluridae Genus: Trichiurus Linnaeus Trichiurus lepturus L. Trichiurus haumela Trichiurus lepturus Trichiurus pantulai Gupta Genus: Lepturacanthus Fowler Lepturacanthus savala Trichiurus savala (Cuvier) 65

2 3 Sub Order: ANABANTOIDEI Family: Anabantidae Genus: Anabas Cuvier Anabas testudineus Anabas scandens Caius cobojius (Bloch) Genus: Colisa Cuvier et Valenciennes Colisafasciata (Bloch et Trichogasterfasciatus Trichopodus colisa Schn.) Trichopodius bejeus Trichopodus cotra Colisa labiosa (Day) Trichogaster labiosus Colisa lalia (Ham.) Trichogaster lalius Trichopodus lalius Colisa sota (Ham.) Trichogaster chuna Trichopadus sota

Sub Order: Gobioidei F ll.IIlily: Gobiidae Sub Family: Gobiinae Genus: Brachygobius Bleeker Brachygobius nunus (Ham.) Gobius nunus Gobius nunus Genus: Glossogobius Gill Glossogobius giuris Gobius giuris Gobius giuris (Ham.) Gobius gutum Gobius gutum Genus: Stigmatogobius Bleeker Stigmatogobius sadanun­ Gobius sadanundio Gobius sadanundio dio (Ham.) Sub Family: Apocrypteinae Genus: Apocryptes Cuvier et Valenciennes Apocryptes.bato (Ham.) Apocryptes bato Gobius bato Genus: Pseudapocryptes Bleeker Pseudapocryptes lanceo­ Apocryptes lanceolatus Gobio changua latus(Bloch et Schn.) Genus: Boleophthalmus Cuvier et Valenciennes Boleophthalmus bodaerti Boleophthalmus viridis Gobius plinianus (Pallas) Sub Family: Periophthalminae Genus: Periophthalmodon Bleeker Periophthalmodon schlo­ Periophthalmus schlosse­ Gobius septemradiatus sseri (Pallas) ri Gobius novemradiatus 6 6 1 2 3 Periophthalmodon trede­ Periophthalmus s c h l o s - Gobius tredecemradiatus cemradiatus (Ham.) seri Sub Family: Sicydi�phinae Genus: Go bio pt eru s Bleeker Gobiopterus chuno (Ham.) Gobius chuno Family: Taemoididae Sub Family: Tenioininae Genus: Odontamblyopus Bleeker Odontamblyopus rubicun- G o b io i d es rubicundus Gobioides rubicundus dus (Ham.) Genus: Taenioides Lacepede Taenioides buchanani Gobioides buchanani (Day) Taenioid es cirratus Gobioides cirratus (Blyth) Sub Family: Trypaucheninae Genus: Trypauchen Cuvier et V a l e n c i e n n e s Trypauchen vagina Trypauchen vagina Gobioides ruber (Bloch et Schneider) Family: Eleotridae Genus: Butis Bleeker Butis butis (Ham.) Eleotris amboinensis Ozeilodipterus butis Atherina danius Genus: Eleotris Bloch et Schneider Eleotris fusca (Bloch Eleotris cavifrons Ozeilodipterus culius et Schneider) Eleotris fusca Genus: Odonteleotris Gill Odonteleotris macrodon Eleotris macrodon (Bleeker)

Sub Order: COTTOIDEI Family: Platycephalidae Genus: Platycephalus Bloch et Schneider Platycephalus i n d i c u s L. Platycephalus insidiator Calliomorus chaca Order: PLEURONECTIFORMES Sub Order: PLEURONECTOIDEI Family: Bothidae 67 l 2 3

Genus: Pseudorhombus Bleeker Pseudorhombus arsius Pseudorhombusarsius Pleuronectes arsius PseudorhombusjaJ!6micus Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker)

Family: Soleidae Genus: Euryglpssa Kaup Euryglossa pan (Ham.) Synaptura pan Pleuronectes pan Family: Cynoglossidae Genus: Cynoglossus Hamilton Cynoglossuscynoglossus Cynoglossus bengalensis Achirus cynoglossus (Ham.) Cynoglossus lingua (Ham.) Cynoglossuslingua Cynoglossus lingua C)moglossus punticeps Cynoglossus punticeps (Richardson) Cynoglossusbrevis

Order: MASTACEMBELIFORMES Family: Mastacembelidae Genus: Macrognathus Lacepede Macrognathus aculeatus1 8 Rhynchobdella aculeata Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch) Genus: Mastacembelus Scopoli Mastacembelusarma tus1 9 Mastacembelus armatus Macrognathus armatus (Lacepede) Mastacembeluspancalus Mastacembelzs pancalus Macrognathus pancalus (Ham.)

Order: TETRODONTJFORMES Sub Order: TETRODONTOIDEI Family: Trtrodontidae Genus: Chelondon Mi.iller Chelonodonpatoca (Ham.) Tetrodonpatoca Tetrodon patoca Genus: Tetraodon Linnaeus Tetraodoncutcutia Ham. Tetrodoncutcutia' Tetrodoncutcutia Tetrodoncaria Tetrodon gularis

1 8 Rhynchobdella dhanshori Hora is synonymous with Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch) (Menon, 1974) 19 Mastacembelus manipurensis Hora is synonymous with Mastocembelus armatus (Lacepede) (Menon, 1974). 68 T. Venkateswarlu, A.G.K. Menon

Tetraodonfluviatilis Tetrodonfluviatilis Tetrodonfluviatilis Tetraodon lunaris Tetrodon lunaris Tetrodon tepa (Bloch et Schneider)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our thanks are due to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta forproviding facilities and to Dr. K.C. Jayaramakrishnan and Dr. P.K. Talwar of Z.S.L., Calcutta for going throgh the manuscript critically and valuable suggestions.

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