Scientific Names
I. Freshwater Fishes
Indian Major Carps:
1. Rohu (Labeo rohita)
2. Catla (Catla catla)
3. Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala)
Exotic Carps:
4. Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
5. Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
6. Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Catfishes:
7. Singhi (Heteropneustes fossilis)
8. Magur (Clarias batrachus)
9. Pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
10. Walking Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
11. Asian Redtail Catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)
12. Mystus Catfish (Mystus vittatus)
13. Asian Striped Catfish (Pangasius bocourti)
Tilapias:
14. Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
15. Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
16. Red Tilapia (Oreochromis hybrid)
Murrels:
17. Striped Murrel (Channa striata)
18. Spotted Murrel (Channa punctata)
19. Great Snakehead (Channa marulius)
Eels:
20. Indian Mottled Eel (Anguilla bengalensis)
21. Giant Mottled Eel (Anguilla marmorata)
22. European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
23. Moray Eel (Gymnothorax favagineus)
Minor Carps:
24. Calbasu (Labeo calbasu)
25. Reba Carp (Cirrhinus reba)
26. Bata Fish (Labeo bata)
Trouts and Salmon:
27. Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
28. Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
29. Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Other Freshwater Fishes:
30. Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus)
31. Indian River Shad (Gudusia chapra)
32. Deccan Mahseer (Tor khudree)
33. Chocolate Mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis)
II. Marine Fishes
Pelagic Fishes:
34. Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)
35. Oil Sardine (Sardinella longiceps)
36. Anchovy (Stolephorus commersonnii)
37. Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
38. Seer Fish (Scomberomorus commerson)
39. Flying Fish (Exocoetus volitans)
40. Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus)
Demersal Fishes:
41. Pomfret (Pampus argenteus)
42. Bombay Duck (Harpadon nehereus)
43. Ribbon Fish (Trichiurus lepturus)
44. Indian Halibut (Psettodes erumei)
45. Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus)
Groupers:
46. Malabar Grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
47. Orange-spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
Snappers:
48. Mangrove Red Snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
49. Blacktail Snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)
Flatfishes:
50. Malabar Sole (Cynoglossus macrostomus)
Sharks and Rays:
51. Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
52. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
53. Guitarfish (Rhinobatos typus)
III. Brackish Water Fishes
54. Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer)
55. Milkfish (Chanos chanos)
56. Indian Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
57. Pearlspot (Etroplus suratensis)
58. Snubnose Pompano (Trachinotus blochii)
IV. Shellfish
Shrimps:
59. Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon)
60. Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
61. Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
62. Pink Shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni)
Crabs:
63. Mud Crab (Scylla serrata)
64. Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus)
65. Red Rock Crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Mollusks:
66. Indian Backwater Oyster (Crassostrea madrasensis)
67. Green Mussel (Perna viridis)
68. Brown Mussel (Perna indica)
V. Ornamental Fishes
69. Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
70. Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
71. Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
72. Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (Betta splendens)
73. Denison Barb (Sahyadria denisonii)
74. Indian Glassfish (Parambassis ranga)
VI. Cephalopods and Seaweeds
75. Indian Squid (Loligo duvaucelii)
76. Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
77. Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)