State Fishes of India

                    

 Concept :

                   The ICAR - National Bureau of fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NFBGR), Lucknow, Uttarpradesh, in 2006 compiled a list of state fish for 16 states. The concept involves integration of key stake holders in the conservation plan where 16 states became partners with NFBGR in developing strategies for conservation and enhancement of their selected state fish to achieve sucess in real - time conservation. 

 

• The objective of the state fish is to let the state adopt the fish and conserve their biodiversity.

1. Andhrapradesh - Striped Murrel,  Channa straitus (Bloch,1793)
2. Arunachal Pradesh - Golden Mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton,1822)
3. Bihar - Magur , Clarias batrachus (linnaeus,1758)
4. Haryana - Kalbasu / Calabasu , Labeo calbasu ( Hamilton,1822)
5. West Bengal - Hilsa , Tenualosa ilisha     (Hamilton,1822)
6. Himachal Pradesh - Golden mahseer , Tor putitora (Hamilton,1822)
7. Jammu & kashmir - Golden Mahseer , Tor putitora (Hamilton,1822)
8. Kerala - Karimeen/pearlspot , Etroplus surantensis (Bloch,1790)
9. Karnataka - Carnativ carp , puntius carnaticus (Jerdon,1849)
10. Telangana - Striped Murrel , Channa straitus (Bloch,1793)
11. Odhisa - Mahanadi Mahseer , Tor mahanadicus ( David,1953)
12. Tripura - pabda , Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch,1794)
13. Nagaland - Chocolate mahseer , Neolissochilus hexagonolepis , (McClelland,1839)
14. Uttarakhand - Golden mahseer , Tor putitora (Hamilton,1822)
15. Uttar Pradesh - Chital , Chitala chitala    (Hamilton,1822)
16. Lakshadweep - Butterfly fish ,Chaetodon decussatus ( Cuvier,1829)
17. Manipur - pengba , Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes,1844)
18. Mizoram - Ngahvang / Burmese kingfish , Semiplotus modestus (Day,1870)