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 [27ā30].
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.