CHECKLIST OF ICHTHYOFAUNA (FISHES) IN THE TINAU RIVER, NEPAL

By: Chhatra Mani Sharma, 1996



ORDER: CLUPEIFORMES

FAMILY: NOTOPTERIDAE
Genus:
Notopterus (Lacepede 1800)

1.
Notopterus notopterus


ORDER:  CYPRINIFORMES

FAMILY: CYPRINIDAE

Genus:
Acrossocheilus Osima, 1919 or Neolissocheilus Rainboth 1985.
2. *
Acrossocheilus hexagonolepis (Mc Clelland) 1939.

Genus: 
Barilius Hamilton 1822.
3.
B. barila (Hamilton) 1822
4.
B. bendelisis Var. Chedra (Hamilton) 1822
5. *
B. bola (Hamilton) 1822
6.
B. vagra (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Cirrhinus Oken 1817
7.
C. reba (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Danio Hamilton 1822
8.
D. devario (Hamilton) 1822
9.
D. rerio (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Esomus Swainson 1839
10.
E. dandricus (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Garra Hamilton 1822
11.
G. annandalei (Hora) 1921
12.
G. gotyla (Gray) 1832

Genus:
Labeo Cuvier 1817
13. *
Labeo angra (Hamilton) 1882

Genus:
Oxygaster Van Hesselt 1823 or Salmostoma Swainson 1839
14.
O. bacaila (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Puntius Hamilton 1822
15.
P. chilinoids (Mc Clelland) 1839
16.
P. conchonius (Hamilton) 1822
17.
P. sophore (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Tor Gray 1833-34
18. *
T. putitora (Hamilton) 1822
19.
T. tor (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Psilorhynchus Mc Clelland 1839
20.
P. pseudecheneis Menon and Dutta 1961
21.
P. sucatio (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Schizothorax Heckel 1838
22.
S. plagiostomus Heckel 1838

Genus:
Schizothoraichthys Mishra 1859 or Schizopygel  Heckel 1843
23.
S. esocinus (Heckel) 1838

FAMILY: COBITIDAE

Genus: Botia Gray 1831
24.
B. lohachata Chaudhuri 1912

Genus:
Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863
25.
L. guntea (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Noemacheilus Van Hesselt 1823
26.
N. beavani Gunther 1868
27.
N. botia (Hamilton) 1822
28.
N. rupicola (Mc Clelland) 1839

FAMILY: AMBLYCIPIDAE

Genus: Ambliceps Blyth 1858
29. *
Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton) 1822

FAMILY: BAGRIDAE

Genus: Mystus Scopoli 1777
30.
M. bleekeri (Day) 1878

FAMILY:  SISORIDAE
Genus: Bagarius Bleeker 1853
31. *
Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton) 1822

Genus:
Glyptothorax Blyth 1860
32.
G. pectinopterus (Mc Clelland) 1842

FAMILY:  SCHILBEIDAE

Genus: Pseudeutropius Bleeker 1862
33.
P. atherinoides Bloch 1794

FAMILY: SACCOBRANCHIDAE

Genus: Heteropneustes Muller 1840
34.
H. fossilis (Bloch) 1785

FAMILY: CLARIDAE

Genus: Clarius Scopoli 1777
35.
C. batrachus (Linnaeus) 1758


ORDER: CHANNIFORMES

FAMILY: CHANNIDAE

Genus: Channa Scopoli 1777
36.
C. gachua (Hamilton) 1822


ORDER: PERCIFORMES


FAMILY: NANDIDAE

Genus: Nandus Valenciennes 1831
37.
N. nandus (Hamilton) 1822

FAMILY: GOBIIDAE

Genus: Glossogobius Gill 1859
38.
G. giuris (Hamilton) 1822


ORDER: MASTACEMBELIFORMES

FAMILY: MASTACEMBELIDAE

Genus: Macrognathus Lacepede 1800
39.
M. aculeatus (Bloch) 1787

Genus:
Mastacembelus Scopoli 1777
40.
M. armatus (Lacepede) 1800
41.
M. pancalus (Hamilton) 1822





* means the fish species reported by Shrestha (1981) and local fishermen.
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Barilius barila
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Barilius vagra
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Danio devario
Danio rerio
Esomus dandricus
Garra gotyla
Oxygaster bacaila
Puntius chilinoids
Puntius conchonius
Puntius sophore
Tor tor
Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis
Psilorhynchus sucatio
Schizothorax plagiostomus
Schizothoraichthys esocinus
Botia lohachata
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Noemacheilus beavani
Noemacheilus botia
Mystus bleekeri
Glyptothorax pectinopterus
Pseudeutropius atherinoides
Clarius batrachus
Channa gachua
Nandus nandus
Glossogobius giuris
Macrognathus aculeatus
Mastacembelus armatus
Mastacembelus pancalus
Notopterus notopterus
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