List of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh including their local conservation status (IUCN 2015a and b) are given below. In the list, name of fishes has been arranged alphabetically. The latest local conservation status of listed fishes is mentioned here according to Red List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh 2015 by IUCN Bangladesh.
| 1 | Acanthocobitis botia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 2 | Acanthocobitis zonalternans | Least Concern (LC) |
| 3 | Ailia coila | Least Concern (LC) |
| 4 | Ailia punctata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 5 | Ambassis nalua | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 6 | Amblyceps laticeps | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 7 | Amblyceps mangois | Least Concern (LC) |
| 8 | Amblypharyngodon microlepis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 9 | Amblypharyngodon mola | Least Concern (LC) |
| 10 | Anabas cobojius | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 11 | Anabas testudineus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 12 | Anguilla bengalensis | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 13 | Anodontostoma chacunda | Least Concern (LC) |
| 14 | Aplocheilus panchax | Least Concern (LC) |
| 15 | Apocryptes bato | Least Concern (LC) |
| 16 | Aspidoparia jaya | Least Concern (LC) |
| 17 | Aspidoparia morar | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 18 | Awaous grammepomus | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 19 | Awaous guamensis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 20 | Badis badis | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 21 | Badis chittagongis | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 22 | Bagarius bagarius | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 23 | Bagarius yarrelli | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 24 | Balitora brucei | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 25 | Bangana dero | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 26 | Barilius barila | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 27 | Barilius barna | Endangered (EN) |
| 28 | Barilius bendelisis | Endangered (EN) |
| 29 | Barilius shacra | Least Concern (LC) |
| 30 | Barilius tileo | Endangered (EN) |
| 31 | Barilius vagra | Endangered (EN) |
| 32 | Batasio batasio | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 33 | Batasio tengana | Endangered (EN) |
| 34 | Boleophthalmus boddarti | Least Concern (LC) |
| 35 | Botia dario | Endangered (EN) |
| 36 | Botia dayi | Endangered (EN) |
| 37 | Botia lohachata | Endangered (EN) |
| 38 | Botia rostrata | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 39 | Brachygobius nunus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 40 | Butis butis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 41 | Butis melanostigma | Least Concern (LC) |
| 42 | Canthophrys gongota | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 43 | Catla catla | Least Concern (LC) |
| 44 | Chaca chaca | Endangered (EN) |
| 45 | Chagunius chagunio | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 46 | Chanda nama | Least Concern (LC) |
| 47 | Channa barca | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 48 | Channa gachua | Least Concern (LC) |
| 49 | Channa marulius | Endangered (EN) |
| 50 | Channa orientalis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 51 | Channa punctatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 52 | Channa striatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 53 | Chela cachius | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 54 | Chela laubuca | Least Concern (LC) |
| 55 | Chelonodon patoca | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 56 | Chitala chitala | Endangered (EN) |
| 57 | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 58 | Cirrhinus reba | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 59 | Clarias batrachus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 60 | Clupisoma garua | Endangered (EN) |
| 61 | Coilia dussumieri | Least Concern (LC) |
| 62 | Coilia ramcarati | Least Concern (LC) |
| 63 | Conta conta | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 64 | Corica soborna | Least Concern (LC) |
| 65 | Crossocheilus latius | Endangered (EN) |
| 66 | Ctenops nobilis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 67 | Cynoglossus arel | Least Concern (LC) |
| 68 | Cynoglossus cynoglossus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 69 | Cynoglossus lingua | Least Concern (LC) |
| 70 | Danio annulosus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 71 | Danio dangila | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 72 | Danio rerio | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 73 | Dermogenus brachynotopterus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 74 | Dermogenys pusillus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 75 | Devario aequipinnatus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 76 | Devario anomalus | Endangered (EN) |
| 77 | Devario devario | Least Concern (LC) |
| 78 | Eleotris fusca | Least Concern (LC) |
| 79 | Eleotris lutea | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 80 | Erethistes pussilus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 81 | Esomus danricus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 82 | Esomus lineatus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 83 | Eugnathogobius oligactis | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 84 | Eutropiichthys murius | Least Concern (LC) |
| 85 | Eutropiichthys vacha | Least Concern (LC) |
| 86 | Gagata cenia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 87 | Gagata gagata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 88 | Gagata youssoufi | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 89 | Garra annandalei | Endangered (EN) |
| 90 | Garra gotyla | Endangered (EN) |
| 91 | Glossogobius giuris | Least Concern (LC) |
| 92 | Glyptothorax cavia | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 93 | Glyptothorax indicus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 94 | Glyptothorax telchitta | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 95 | Gobiopsis macrostoma | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 96 | Gobiopterus chuno | Least Concern (LC) |
| 97 | Gogangra viridescens | Least Concern (LC) |
| 98 | Gonialosa manmina | Least Concern (LC) |
| 99 | Gudusia chapra | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 100 | Hara hara | Least Concern (LC) |
| 101 | Hara jerdoni | Least Concern (LC) |
| 102 | Hemibagrus menoda | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 103 | Heteropneustes fossilis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 104 | Hilsa kelee | Least Concern (LC) |
| 105 | Hyporhamphus limbatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 106 | Ichthyocampus carce | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 107 | Ilisha filigera | Least Concern (LC) |
| 108 | Ilisha megaloptera | Least Concern (LC) |
| 109 | Ilisha melastoma | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 110 | Johnius coitor | Least Concern (LC) |
| 111 | Labeo angra | Least Concern (LC) |
| 112 | Labeo ariza | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 113 | Labeo bata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 114 | Labeo boga | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 115 | Labeo boggut | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 116 | Labeo calbasu | Least Concern (LC) |
| 117 | Labeo dyocheilus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 118 | Labeo fimbriatus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 119 | Labeo gonius | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 120 | Labeo nandina | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 121 | Labeo pangusia | Endangered (EN) |
| 122 | Labeo rohita | Least Concern (LC) |
| 123 | Laubuca brahmaputraensis | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 124 | Lepidocephalichthys annadalei | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 125 | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | Least Concern (LC) |
| 126 | Lepidocephalichthys guntea | Least Concern (LC) |
| 127 | Lepidocephalichthys irrorata | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 128 | Liza parsia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 129 | Liza subviridis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 130 | Macrognathus aculeatus | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 131 | Macrognathus aral | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 132 | Macrognathus pancalus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 133 | Macrospinosa cuja | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 134 | Mastacembelus armatus | Endangered (EN) |
| 135 | Megarasbora elanga | Endangered (EN) |
| 136 | Microphis cuncalus | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 137 | Microphis deocata | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 138 | Monopterus cuchia | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 139 | Mugil cephalus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 140 | Mystus armatus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 141 | Mystus bleekeri | Least Concern (LC) |
| 142 | Mystus cavasius | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 143 | Mystus gulio | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 144 | Mystus tengara | Least Concern (LC) |
| 145 | Mystus vittatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 146 | Nandus nandus | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 147 | Nangra bucculenta | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 148 | Nangra nangra | Least Concern (LC) |
| 149 | Nangra ornata | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 150 | Nematalosa nasus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 151 | Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 152 | Neolissochilus hexagonolepis | Endangered (EN) |
| 153 | Neotropius atherinoides | Least Concern (LC) |
| 154 | Notopterus notopterus | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 155 | Odontamblyopus rubicundus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 156 | Olyra longicaudata | Endangered (EN) |
| 157 | Ompok bimaculatus | Endangered (EN) |
| 158 | Ompok pabda | Endangered (EN) |
| 159 | Ompok pabo | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 160 | Ophisternon bengalense | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 161 | Oreichthys cosuatis | Endangered (EN) |
| 162 | Oryzias carnaticus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 163 | Oryzias dancena | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 164 | Oryzias melastigma | Least Concern (LC) |
| 165 | Osteobrama cotio | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 166 | Osteochilus hasseltii | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 167 | Osteogeneiosus militaris | Least Concern (LC) |
| 168 | Otolithoides pama | Least Concern (LC) |
| 169 | Oxyurichthys microlepis | Least Concern (LC) |
| 170 | Pangasius pangasius | Endangered (EN) |
| 171 | Pangio oblonga | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 172 | Pangio pangia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 173 | Parambasis ranga | Least Concern (LC) |
| 174 | Paramugil parmatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 175 | Paraplagusia bilineata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 176 | Parapocryptes batoides | Least Concern (LC) |
| 177 | Pellona ditchela | Least Concern (LC) |
| 178 | Periophthalmodon schlosseri | Least Concern (LC) |
| 179 | Periophthalmus barbarous | Least Concern (LC) |
| 180 | Periophthalmus koelreuteri | Least Concern (LC) |
| 181 | Pethia conchonius | Least Concern (LC) |
| 182 | Pethia gelius | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 183 | Pethia guganio | Least Concern (LC) |
| 184 | Pethia phutunio | Least Concern (LC) |
| 185 | Pethia ticto | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 186 | Pisodonophis boro | Least Concern (LC) |
| 187 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 188 | Platycephalus indicus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 189 | Plotosus canius | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 190 | Polynemous paradiseus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 191 | Pseudambassis baculis | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 192 | Pseudambassis lala | Least Concern (LC) |
| 193 | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 194 | Pseudecheneis sulcata | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 195 | Pseudolaguvia inornata | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 196 | Pseudolaguvia muricata | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 197 | Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 198 | Pseudolaguvia shawi | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 199 | Pseudosphromenus cupanus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 200 | Psilorhynchus balitora | Least Concern (LC) |
| 201 | Psilorhynchus gracilis | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 202 | Psilorhynchus rahmani | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 203 | Psilorhynchus sucatio | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 204 | Puntius chola | Least Concern (LC) |
| 205 | Puntius puntio | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 206 | Puntius sophore | Least Concern (LC) |
| 207 | Puntius terio | Least Concern (LC) |
| 208 | Raiamas bola | Endangered (EN) |
| 209 | Raiamas guttatus | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 210 | Rama chandramara | Least Concern (LC) |
| 211 | Rasbora daniconius | Least Concern (LC) |
| 212 | Rasbora rasbora | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 213 | Rhinomugil corsula | Least Concern (LC) |
| 214 | Rita rita | Endangered (EN) |
| 215 | Salmophasia bacaila | Least Concern (LC) |
| 216 | Salmostoma acinaces | Least Concern (LC) |
| 217 | Salmostoma argentea | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 218 | Salmostoma phulo | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 219 | Salmostoma sardinella | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 220 | Scartelaos histophorus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 221 | Schistura beavani | Data Deficient (DD) |
| 222 | Schistura corica | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 223 | Schistura savona | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 224 | Schistura scaturigina | Endangered (EN) |
| 225 | Schistura sikmaiensis | Endangered (EN) |
| 226 | Securicula gora | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 227 | Setipinna phasa | Least Concern (LC) |
| 228 | Setipinna taty | Least Concern (LC) |
| 229 | Sicamugil cascasia | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 230 | Sillaginopsis panijus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 231 | Silonia silondia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 232 | Sisor rabdophorus | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 233 | Sperata aor | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 234 | Sperata seenghala | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 235 | Stigmatogobius sadanundio | Least Concern (LC) |
| 236 | Systomus sarana | Near Threatened (NT) |
| 237 | Taenioides buchanani | Least Concern (LC) |
| 238 | Taenioides cirratus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 239 | Tenualosa ilisha | Least Concern (LC) |
| 240 | Tenualosa toli | Least Concern (LC) |
| 241 | Tetraodon cutcutia | Least Concern (LC) |
| 242 | Thryssa purava | Least Concern (LC) |
| 243 | Tor putitora | Endangered (EN) |
| 244 | Tor tor | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| 245 | Trichogaster chuna | Least Concern (LC) |
| 246 | Trichogaster fasciata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 247 | Trichogaster labiosus | Least Concern (LC) |
| 248 | Trichogaster lalius | Least Concern (LC) |
| 249 | Trichopsis vittata | Least Concern (LC) |
| 250 | Trypauchen vagina | Least Concern (LC) |
| 251 | Wallago attu | Vulnerable (VU) |
| 252 | Xenentodon cancila | Least Concern (LC) |
| 253 | Zenarchopterus ectuntio | Data Deficient (DD) |
NB: Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine categories, set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmentation. The term “Threatened” is a grouping of three categories such as Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable.
| Categories | Criteria | |
| Extinct (EX) | No known individuals remaining | |
| Extinct in the wild (EW) | Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range | |
| Threatened | ||
| Critically endangered (CR) | Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild | |
| Endangered (EN) | High risk of extinction in the wild | |
| Vulnerable (VU) | High risk of endangerment in the wild | |
| Near threatened (NT) | Likely to become endangered in the near future | |
| Least concern (LC) | Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at-risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category | |
| Data deficient (DD) | Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction | |
| Not evaluated (NE) | Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria | |
Reference:
- Froese R and Pauly D (Editors) (2016) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (10/2016 )
- IUCN Bangladesh (2015a) Red List of Bangladesh: A Brief on Assessment Result 2015. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 24.
- IUCN Bangladesh (2015b) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp xvi+360
- Rahman AKA (1989) Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Zoological Society of Bangladesh, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 364 pp.
- Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh, second edition. Zoological Society of Bangladesh, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 394 pp.
- Talwar PK and Jhingran AG (1991) Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1 and 2. Oxford IBH Publishing Co Pvt Ltd, New Delhi-Calcutta. pp. 1-542 and 543-1158.
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List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh and their conservation status
