Ichthyofaunal Diversity and Water Quality in the Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India

Table 2

Fish species in Kangsabati Reservoir from March 2010 to February 2011 [27–30].

Sl.; number	Order	Family	Scientific name	Common name	Local name	Iucn status	Seasonal abundance	Economic value
1	Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo rohita (Ham.)	Rohu	Rui	LC	TY	Food fish
2			Labeo calbasu (Ham.)	Black rohu/karnataka labeo	Kalbose	LC	TY	Food fish
3			Labeo bata (Ham.)	Bata labeo/minor carp	Bata	LC	SM	Food fish
4			Puntius ticto (Ham.)	Ticto barb	Tit punti	LC	SM	Ornamental, food fish
5			Puntius sophore (Ham.)	Pool barb	Jatpunti	LC	SM	Ornamental
6			Puntius gelius (Ham.)	Golden dwarf barb	Dor punti	LC	SM	Ornamental
7			Catla catla (Ham.)	Catla	Catla	LC	TY	Food fish
8			Amblypharyngodon mola (Ham.)	Mola carplet	Mourala	LC	SM	Ornamental
9			Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Bleeker)	Indian carplet	Mourala	LC	SM	Ornamental
10			Rasbora daniconius (Ham.)	Slender rasbora	Siram punti	LC	TY	Ornamental
11			Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.)	Mrigal	Mrigal/Mrig	LC	RS	Food fish
12			Cirrhinus reba (Ham.)	Reba carp	Bhangonbata	LC	SM	Food fish
13			Cyprinus carpio (Linn.)	Wild common carp	Cyprinus	VU	TY	Ornamental/food fish
14			Esomus danricus (Ham.)	Flying barb	Darkya	LC	TY	Ornamental
15			Salmostoma bacaila (Ham.)	Large razorbelly minnow	Chela	LC	SM	Food fish/ornamental
16			Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Val.)	Silver carp	Silver carp	NT	TY	Food fish
17			Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.)	Grass carp	Grass carp	NE	TY	Food fish
18	Perciformes	Ambassidae	Chanda ranga (Ham.)	Indian glassy fish	Ranjan; chanda	LC	WN	Ornamental
19			Chanda nama (Ham.)	Elongate glass-perchlet	Kanta chanda	LC	TY	Ornamental
20		Cichlidae	Oreochromis niloticus (Linn.)	Nile tilapia	Nilontica	NE	TY	Food fish
21			Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)	Mozambique tilapia	Tilapia	NT	TY	Food fish
22		Osphronemidae	Trichogaster lalius (Ham.)	Dwarf gourami	Khoira	LC	SM	Ornamental
23		Anabantidae	Anabas testudineus (Bloch)	Climbing perch	Koi	DD	TY/RS	Ornamental
24		Gobiidae	Glossogobius giuris (Ham.)	Bareye goby	Bele	LC	WN	Ornamental/food fish
25	Siluriformes	Siluridae	Ompok pabda (Ham.)	Pabdah catfish	Pabda	NT	SM	Food fish
26			Wallago attu (Bl. & Schn.)	Fresh water shark	Boal	NT	WN	Food fish/ornamental
27		Claridae	Clarias batrachus (Linn.)	Air breathing catfish	Magur	LC	WN	Ornamental/food fish
28		Heteropneustidae	Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)	Stinging catfish	Singhi	LC	SM	Ornamental/food fish
29		Bagridae	Mystus vittatus (Bloch)	Striped dwart catfish	Tangra	LC	WN	Ornamental/food fish
30			Mystus tengara (Ham.)	Tengara catfish	Tangra	LC	WN	Food fish/ornamental
31		Schilbeidae	Eutropiichthys vacha (Ham.)	Bacha	Bacha	LC	WN	Food fish
32	Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Macrognathus pancalus (Ham.)	Barred spiny eel	Pacal	LC	WN	Food fish
33			Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch)	Lesser spiny eel	Pacal	NE	WN	Ornamental/food fish
34	Channiformes	Channidae	Channa punctata (Bloch)	Spotted snakehead	Lata	LC	SM	Food fish/ornamental
35			Channa striata (Bloch)	Stripped or Snakehead murrel	Shol	LC	SM	Food fish/ornamental
36			Channa orientalis (Bl. & Schn.)	Walking snakehead	Cheng	NE	SM	Food fish
37	Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)	Bronze featherback	Folui	LC	WN	Ornamental/food fish
38			Notopterus chitala/Chitala chitala (Ham.)	Humped featherback	Chital	NT	WN	Ornamental/food fish
39	Anguilliformes	Anguillidae	Anguilla bengalensis (Gray)	Indian mottled eel	Ban fish	NT	RS	Ornamental

LC = least concern, VU = vulnerable, NT = near threatened, NE = not evaluated, DD = data deficient; WN = winter,
SM = summer, TY = throughout the year, and RS = rainy season.