Fishes

List  of Threatened Fishes in Nepal and their Status

S.N.Scientific NameCommon NameNepali NameIUCN StatusCITESNRDB
1

Anabas cobojius

Gangetic Koi

Kabai

Data Deficient

2

Bagarius bagarius

Goonch

Baghai

Vulnerable

3

Bagarius yarrelli

Goonch

Baghai

Vulnerable

4

Barilius radiolatus

Gunther’s Baril

Chala

Data Deficient

Susceptible

5

Batasio macronotus

Batasio

Data Deficient

6

Channa barca

Barca Snakehead

Data Deficient

7

Channa orientalis

Walking Snakehead

Bhoti

Vulnerable

8

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Mrigal Carp

Jhilke

Vulnerable

9

Conta conta

Conta Catfish

Data Deficient

10

Cyprinion semiplotum

Assamese Kingfish

Chepti

Vulnerable

Susceptible

11

Cyprinus carpio

Common Carp

Vulnerable

12

Erethistoides ascita

Data Deficient

13

Erethistoides cavatura

Data Deficient

14

Erethistoides montana

Data Deficient

15

Glyptothorax conirostris

Data Deficient

16

Glyptothorax gracilis

Catfish

Data Deficient

17

Glyptothorax kashmirensis

Critically Endangered

18

Homaloptera bilineata

Data Deficient

19

Hypselobarbus micropogon

Korhi Barb

Endangered

20

Aristichthys nobilis

Bighead Carp

Data Deficient

21

Macrognathus lineatomaculatus

Data Deficient

22

Myersglanis blythii

Stone Cat

Data Deficient

23

Oreochromis mossambicus

Mozambique Tilabia

Vulnerable

24

Pangasianodon hypophthlamus

Striped Catfish

Endangered

25

Physoschistura elongata

Suiree

Dwarf Loach

Vulnerable

26

Pseudecheneis crassicauda

Data Deficient

27

Pseudecheneis eddsi

Data Deficient

28

Schismatorhynchos nukta

Nukta

Nukta

Endangered

29

Schistura inglisi

Raigadero

Loach

Vulnerable

30

Schistura prashadi

Creek Loach

Gadela

Vulnerable

31

Schizothorax esocinus

Mountain Trout

 

Vulnerable

32

Schizothorax molesworthi

Blunt-nosed Snow Trout

 

Data Deficient

Susceptible

33

Schizothorax nepalensis

Snow Trout

Tikhe Asla

Critically Endangered

34

Schizothorax plagiostomus

Snow Trout

Asla

Vulnerable

35

Schizothorax raraensis

Snow Trout

Rara Tikhe Asla

Critically Endangered

36

Schizothorax richardsonii

Snow Trout

Asla

Vulnerable

Vulnerable

37

 Sisor rheophilus

Kirkireee

Data Deficient

38

Tor chelynoides

Dark Mahseer

Karange

Vulnerable

39

Tor putitora

Gold Mahseer

Sahar

Endangered

40

Tor tor

Tor Barb

Falame Saher

Data Deficient

Vulnerable

41

Wallago attu

Wallago

Bohari

Vulnerable

Endangered

IUCN- International Union for Conservation of Nature

CITES- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

NRDB- Nepal’s Red Data Book