This article lists the freshwater fish found in the state of Telangana, India.[1] 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.[2][3]
Ophichthidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice-paddy eel | Pisodonophis boro | LC | Known from Udayasamudram |
Anguillidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian mottled eel | Anguilla bengalensis | NT |
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Notopteridae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze featherback | Notopterus synurus | LC | |
| Knifefish | Chitala chitala | NT | Known from Talai |
Cobitidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guntea loach | Lepidocephalichthys guntea | LC | |
| Common spiny loach | Lepidocephalichthys thermalis | LC |
Clupeidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges river sprat | Corica soborna | LC | Known from Komaram |
| Ilish | Tenualosa ilisha | LC |
Nemacheilidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telangana loach | Indoreonectes telanganaensis | NE | Endemic to the state, known from Maisamma Loddi in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Mottled loach | Paracanthocobitis botia | LC | |
| Murangi | Paracanthocobitis mooreh | LC | |
| Denison's loach | Schistura denisoni | LC |
Cyprinidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nukta | Bangana nukta | EN | Known from Srisailam Dam |
| Carnatic carp | Hypselobarbus carnaticus | LC | Known from Jamkhandi to Lingalagattu and up to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam |
| Mrigal carp | Cirrhinus mrigala | VU | |
| White carp | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | LC | |
| Reba carp | Cirrhinus reba | LC | |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | NE | |
| Blackspot barb | Dawkinsia filamentosa | LC | |
| Sucker head | Garra gotyla | LC | |
| Sucker fish | Garra mullya | LC | |
| Nilgiri garra | Garra stenorhynchus | LC | |
| Reba | Gymnostomus ariza | LC | |
| Deccan white carp | Gymnostomus fulungee | LC | |
| Curmuca barb | Hypselobarbus curmuca | EN | Known from Nizam Sagar Dam |
| Jerdon's carp | Hypselobarbus jerdoni | LC | |
| Kolus | Hypselobarbus kolus | VU | |
| Humpback mahseer | Hypselobarbus mussullah | EN | |
| Bata | Labeo bata | LC | |
| Boga labeo | Labeo boga | LC | |
| Boggut labeo | Labeo boggut | LC | |
| Orangefin labeo | Labeo calbasu | LC | |
| Catla | Labeo catla | LC | |
| Fringed-lipped peninsula carp | Labeo fimbriatus | LC | |
| Kuria labeo | Labeo gonius | LC | Known from Godavari River flowing through Bhadradri Kothagudem |
| Deccan labeo | Labeo kawrus | LC | |
| Pangusia labeo | Labeo pangusia | NT | |
| Bombay labeo | Labeo porcellus | LC | |
| Cauvery labeo | Labeo potail | EN | |
| Rohu | Labeo rohita | LC | |
| Peninsular osteobrama | Osteobrama peninsularis | NE | |
| Nilgiri osteobrama | Osteobrama neilli | LC | |
| Godavari osteobrama | Osteobrama vigorsii | LC | |
| Konti barb | Osteochilichthys thomassi | LC | Known from Krishna River between Rekulampally to Nagarjunasagar Dam |
| Rosy barb | Pethia conchonius | LC | |
| Golden barb | Pethia gelius | LC | Known from Godavari River, Peddapalli district and Nizam Sagar Reservoir |
| Ticto barb | Pethia ticto | LC | |
| Scarlet-banded barb | Puntius amphibius | DD | |
| Redside barb | Puntius bimaculatus | LC | |
| Swamp barb | Puntius chola | LC | |
| Long-snouted barb | Puntius dorsalis | LC | |
| Wynaad barb | Puntius melanostigma | NE | Known from Krishna River and Bejjur |
| Pool barb | Puntius sophore | LC | |
| Greenstripe barb | Puntius vittatus | LC | |
| Rohtee | Rohtee ogilbii | LC | |
| Olive barb | Systomus sarana | LC | |
| Stone roller | Tariqilabeo latius | LC | Known from Krishna River between Rekulampally to Srisailam Dam and Hyderabad environs |
| Sandkhol carp | Thynnichthys sandkhol | EN | |
| Deccan mahseer | Tor khudree | LC |
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Danionidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mola carplet | Amblypharyngodon mola | LC | |
| Barred baril | Barilius barila | LC | |
| Morari | Cabdio morar | LC | |
| Silver hatchet chela | Chela cachius | LC | |
| Zebrafish | Danio rerio | LC | |
| Giant danio | Devario aequipinnatus | LC | |
| Bengal danio | Devario devario | LC | |
| Indian flying barb | Esomus danrica | LC | |
| Flying barb | Esomus thermoicos | LC | Known from Janampeta and Koil Sagar Reservoir in Mahbubnagar District |
| Indian glass barb | Laubuka laubuca | LC | |
| Barna baril | Opsarius barna | LC | |
| Hamilton's baril | Opsarius bendelisis | LC | |
| Slender rasbora | Rasbora daniconius | LC | |
| Gangetic scissortail rasbora | Rasbora rasbora | LC | |
| Silver razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma acinaces | LC | |
| Large razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma bacaila | LC | |
| Blotch razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma balookee | LC | |
| Boopis razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma boopis | LC | |
| Hora razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma horai | VU | |
| Novacula razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma novacula | LC | |
| Finescale razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma phulo | LC | |
| Mahanadi razorbelly minnow | Salmostoma untrahi | LC |
Xenocyprididae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | NE | |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | NE | |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | NE |
Characidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red-bellied pacu | Piaractus brachypomus | NE |
Loricariidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon sailfin catfish | Pterygoplichthys pardalis | NE |
Ailiidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goongwaree vacha | Eutropiichthys goongwaree | DD | |
| Indian taakree | Proeutropiichthys taakree | LC | |
| Schlibid catfish | Silonia childreni | EN |
Horabagridae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khavalchor catfish | Pachypterus khavalchor | NE | Known from Krishna River between Jamkhandi to Lingalagattu |
Bagridae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krishan mystus | Hemibagrus maydelli | LC | |
| Day's mystus | Mystus bleekeri | LC | |
| Gangetic mystus | Mystus cavasius | LC | |
| Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | LC | |
| Tengara catfish | Mystus tengara | LC | |
| Striped dwarf catfish | Mystus vittatus | LC | |
| Gogra rita | Rita gogra | LC | |
| Deccan rita | Rita kuturnee | LC | |
| Bakalu rita[4] | Rita bakalu | NE | Endemic to the state, known from type locality - Talai near Bejjur |
| Long-whiskered catfish | Sperata aor | LC | |
| Giant river catfish | Sperata seenghala | LC |
Sisoridae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goonch | Bagarius bagarius | NT | |
| Deccan nangra | Gagata itchkeea | VU | |
| Mountain catfish | Glyptothorax lonah | LC |
Pangassidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pangas catfish | Pangasius pangasius | LC | |
| Iridescent shark | Pangasianodon hypophthalmus | NE | |
| Silas' catfish | Pangasius silasi | NE | Known from Nagarjunasagar Reservoir |
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Siluridae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter catfish | Ompok bimaculatus | NT | |
| Pabdah catfish | Ompok pabda | NT | |
| Pabo catfish | Ompok pabo | NT | |
| Wallago | Wallago attu | VU |
Clariidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magur | Clarias magur | EN | |
| African catfish | Clarias gariepinus | NE |
Heteropneustidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singing catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis | LC |
Gobiidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tank goby | Glossogobius giuris | LC |
Mastacembelidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser spiny eel | Macrognathus aral | LC | Known from Phulang River |
| Barred spiny eel | Macrognathus pancalus | LC | |
| Zig-zag eel | Mastacembelus armatus | LC |
Anabantidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus | LC |
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Osphronemidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant gourami | Osphronemus goramy | NE | |
| Dwarf gourami | Trichogaster lalius | LC | Known from Pocharam Lake and Molachintalpally |
| Banded gourami | Trichogaster fasciata | LC |
Channidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf snakehead | Channa gachua | LC | |
| Great snakehead | Channa marulius | LC | |
| Spotted snakehead | Channa punctata | LC | |
| Striped snakehead | Channa striata | LC |
Nandidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangetic leaffish | Nandus nandus | LC |
Badidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badis[5] | Badis badis | LC | Known only from Manjeera Reservoir and Wardha River |
Cichlidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green chromide | Etroplus suratensis | LC | |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | NE | |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | NE | |
| Orange chromide | Pseudetroplus maculatus | LC |
Aplocheilidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped panchax | Aplocheilus lineatus | LC | |
| Blue panchax | Aplocheilus panchax | LC |
Poeciliidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | NE | |
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | NE |
Belonidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater garfish | Xenentodon cancila | LC |
Hemiramphidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congaturi halfbeak | Hyporhamphus limbatus | LC |
Adrianichthyidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice fish | Oryzias dancena | LC |
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Mugilidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corsula | Rhinomugil corsula | LC |
Ambassidae[edit | edit source]
| Common name | Binomial name | IUCN status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elongate glassy perchlet | Chanda nama | LC | |
| Highfin glassy perchlet | Parambassis lala | NT | |
| Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | LC |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Prasad, Kante Krishna; Srinivasulu, Chelmala (2021-04-28). "A checklist of fishes of Telangana State, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13 (5): 18324–18343. doi:10.11609/jott.6714.13.5.18324-18343. ISSN 0974-7907.
- ↑ "Freshwater Fish of Telangana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ Day, Francis (1876-09-01). "On some of the Fishes of the Deccan". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 12 (64): 565–578. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb00232.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ↑ Lal, Kuldeep K.; Dwivedi, Arvind K.; Singh, Rajeev K.; Mohindra, Vindhya; Chandra, Suresh; Gupta, Braj Kishor; Dhawan, Smita; Jena, Joykrushna (2017-04-01). "A new Bagrid catfish species, Rita bakalu (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India". Hydrobiologia. 790 (1): 67–81. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-3019-9. ISSN 1573-5117.
- ↑ Prasad, Kante Krishna; Srinivasulu, Chelmala (2019-07-26). "New record of Blue Perch Badis badis (Anabantiformes: Badidae) from Godavari River basin of Telangana State, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 11 (9): 14212–14215. doi:10.11609/jott.4820.11.9.14212-14215. ISSN 0974-7907.