List of fishes in Nepal

Order: Anguilliformes

Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

• Indian mottled eel Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis

Order: Cypriniformes

Balitoridae (River loaches)

• Mottled loach Acanthocobitis botia
• Gray's stone loach or Rock carp (Balitora brucei) - (native)
• Nemacheilus multifasciatus - (native)
• Creek loach (Schistura beavani) - (native)
• Schistura corica - (native)
• Stone loach (Schistura rupecula) - (native)
• Schistura savona - (native)
• Schistura scaturigina - (native)
• Balitora eddsi - (endemic)

Cobitidae (Loaches)

• Almorha loach (Botia almorhae) - (native)
• Reticulate loach (Botia lohachata) - (native)
• Guntea loach (Lepidocephalichthys guntea) - (native)
• Gongota loach (Somileptus gongota) - (native)

Cyprinidae

• Mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola)
• Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) - (not established)
• Jaya or Mara (Aspidoparia jaya) - (native)
• Aspidoparia morar - (native)
• Barred baril (Barilius barila) - (native)
• Barna baril (Barilius barna) - (native)
• Hamilton's barila (Barilius bendelisis) - (native)
• Shacra baril (Barilius shacra) - (native)
• Tileo baril (Barilius tileo) - (native)
• Lam faketa or Dudhnea (Barilius vagra) - (native)
• Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) - (introduced)
• Bhakur or Catla (Catla catla) - (native)
• Chaguni (Chagunius chagunio) - (native)
• Silver hatchet chela (Chela cachius) - (native)
• Gangetic latia (Crossocheilus latius) - (native)
• Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - (not established)
• Assamese kingfish (Cyprinion semiplotum) - (native)
• Common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) - (introduced)
• Nepalese Snowtrout (Schizothorax macrophthalmus) - (endemic)
• Moustached danio (Danio dangila) - (native)
• Zebra danio (Danio rerio) - (native)
• Giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) - (native)
• Devario danio, Sind danio (Devario devario) - (native)
• Tibetan snowtrout, Scaly Osman (Diptychus maculatus) - (native)
• Indian flying barb (Esomus danricus) - (native)
• Annandale garra (Garra annandalei) - (native)
• Sucker head (Garra gotyla gotyla) - (native)
• Gadhera (Garra lamta) - (native)
• Mullya garra (Garra mullya) - (native)
• Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) (not established)
• Angra labeo (Labeo angra) - (native)
• Reba (Labeo ariza) - (native)
• Bata (Labeo bata) - (introduced)

Order: Siluriformes

Bagridae

• Batasio macronotus - (endemic)

References

• "List of Freshwater Fishes for Nepal". fish.mongabay.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
• "Fish Species in Nepal". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
• "Which Species of Fishes Are Only Found in Nepal". gearsforfishing.com. July 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
• "Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species". lntreasures.com. Living National Treasures. Retrieved 16 October 2020.