Aquaculture Fishes Occurring in India

Species Used in Aquaculture = 36

Scientific Name	Local Name	Local Use	Occurrence	Use elsewhere	Other Name	Trophic Level	Diseases
Anabas testudineus	കരിപിടി	commercial	native	commercial	Climbing perch	2.73
Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis	रज बाम	commercial	native	commercial	Indian mottled eel	3.63
Barbodes carnaticus	பூரி	commercial	endemic	commercial	Carnatic carp	2.00
Catla catla	Bhakur	commercial	native	commercial	Catla	2.75
Channa marulius	सोल	commercial	native	commercial	Great snakehead	4.50
Channa punctata	பர கொரவை	commercial	native	commercial	Spotted snakehead	3.84
Channa striata		commercial	native	commercial	Striped snakehead	3.65
Chanos chanos	துலு	commercial	native	commercial	Milkfish	2.03
Chelon macrolepis	மடவை	commercial	native	commercial	Largescale mullet	2.57
Chelon planiceps	மடவை	commercial	native	commercial	Tade gray mullet	2.00
Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Nain	commercial	native	commercial	Mrigal carp	2.40
Ctenopharyngodon idella	Hullu	commercial	introduced	commercial	Grass carp	2.00
Cyprinus carpio carpio	സൈപ്റന്	commercial	introduced	commercial	Common carp	2.96
Heteropneustes fossilis	ਨੂਰੀ	commercial	native	commercial	Stinging catfish	3.68
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Belli-gende	commercial	introduced	commercial	Silver carp	2.00
Labeo bata	கென்‍டை மீன்	commercial	native	commercial	Bata	2.00
Labeo boggut	Gubali	commercial	native	commercial	Boggut labeo	2.30
Labeo fimbriatus	Selkendai	commercial	native	commercial	Fringed-lipped peninsula carp	2.00
Labeo gonius	Khursa	commercial	native	commercial	Kuria labeo	2.00
Labeo kawrus		likely future use	endemic	likely future use		2.11
Labeo kontius	പന്നിവായ് കെണ്ട	commercial	endemic	commercial	Pigmouth carp	2.10
Labeo rohita	Rohu	commercial	native	commercial	Roho labeo	2.01
Lates calcarifer	നരി മീന്	commercial	native	commercial	Barramundi	4.35
Liza parsia	बोइ	commercial	native	commercial	Goldspot mullet	2.00
Moolgarda cunnesius	बोइ	commercial	native	never/rarely	Longarm mullet	2.41
Oncorhynchus mykiss		commercial	introduced	commercial	Rainbow trout	4.42
Oreochromis mossambicus	തിലാപി	commercial	introduced	commercial	Mozambique tilapia	2.00
Osphronemus goramy	சங்கரா	commercial	introduced	commercial	Giant gourami	2.04
Osteobrama belangeri		commercial	native	commercial		2.81
Osteochilichthys thomassi	മാമള്	commercial	endemic	commercial	Konti barb	2.00
Pangasius pangasius	ஐ கெழுத்தி	commercial	native	commercial	Pangas catfish	3.44
Tenualosa ilisha	വളവ	experimental	native	experimental	Hilsa shad	2.04
Thynnichthys sandkhol	Banga	commercial	endemic	commercial	Sandkhol carp	2.97
Tor khudree	കറ്റ	commercial	native	commercial	Deccan mahseer	3.13
Tor putitora	Chadu	commercial	native	commercial	Putitor mahseer	3.04
Tor tor	सहर	commercial	native	commercial	Tor barb	2.30

Species of Potential Use in Aquaculture = 80

Scientific Name	Local Name	Local Use	Occurrence	Use elsewhere	Other Name	Trophic Level	Diseases
Acanthopagrus latus	पाळु		native	commercial	Yellowfin seabream	3.15
Argyrosomus japonicus		never/rarely	native	commercial	Japanese meagre	4.48
Barbonymus gonionotus			introduced	commercial	Silver barb	2.36
Caranx ignobilis	ಗೊಂಡ್ಲು	never/rarely	native	commercial	Giant trevally	4.22
Caranx lugubris	Kalufanihandi	never/rarely	native	commercial	Black jack	4.50
Caranx melampygus	വറ്റ	never/rarely	native	commercial	Bluefin trevally	4.49
Caranx papuensis	கொரன்டில்லி	never/rarely	native	commercial	Brassy trevally	3.98
Carassius auratus auratus			introduced	commercial	Goldfish	2.00
Carassius carassius	Gang gad		introduced	commercial	Crucian carp	3.11
Channa micropeltes	വാക വരാല്		misidentification	commercial	Indonesian snakehead	3.85
Cheilinus undulatus	ചവരി ച്ചോരന്	never/rarely	native	commercial	Humphead wrasse	3.99
Chelon subviridis	மடவை	never/rarely	native	commercial	Greenback mullet	2.74
Chitala chitala	ਪਰੀ		native	commercial	Clown knifefish	3.73
Clarias batrachus	ਫਲ਼ੀ		misidentification	commercial	Philippine catfish	3.41
Clarias gariepinus	ആഫ്റിക്കന് മുഷി	never/rarely	introduced	commercial	North African catfish	3.15
Coryphaena hippurus	हळवा		native	commercial	Common dolphinfish	4.37
Crenimugil crenilabis	മാലാന്	never/rarely	native	commercial	Fringelip mullet	2.29
Cromileptes altivelis	കലവ	never/rarely	native	commercial	Humpback grouper	4.50
Eleutheronema tetradactylum	காலா	never/rarely	native	commercial	Fourfinger threadfin	4.35
Ellochelon vaigiensis	बोइ		native	commercial	Squaretail mullet	2.29
Epinephelus areolatus	കലവ		native	commercial	Areolate grouper	3.58
Epinephelus bleekeri			native	commercial	Duskytail grouper	3.90
Epinephelus coioides		never/rarely	native	commercial	Orange-spotted grouper	3.90
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus	കലവ		native	commercial	Brown-marbled grouper	4.14
Epinephelus lanceolatus	കലവ മീന്	never/rarely	native	commercial	Giant grouper	4.00
Epinephelus malabaricus	கலவா		native	commercial	Malabar grouper	3.75
Epinephelus merra	புள்ளி கலவா	never/rarely	native	commercial	Honeycomb grouper	3.79
Epinephelus tauvina	കലവ		native	commercial	Greasy grouper	4.13
Etroplus suratensis	சீதக் கென்டை		native	commercial	Pearlspot	2.00
Glossogobius giuris		never/rarely	native	commercial	Tank goby	3.81
Gnathanodon speciosus	പാര	never/rarely	native	commercial	Golden trevally	3.84
Hippocampus kuda	കുതിര മീന്	never/rarely	native	commercial	Spotted seahorse	3.66
Hippocampus trimaculatus		never/rarely	native	commercial	Longnose seahorse	3.76
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Belli-gende		introduced	commercial	Bighead carp	2.33
Labeo calbasu	கருஞ் செல்		native	commercial	Orangefin labeo	2.02
Leiognathus equulus	മുള്ളന്	never/rarely	native	commercial	Common ponyfish	3.01
Lethrinus nebulosus	കടു	never/rarely	native	commercial	Spangled emperor	3.32
Lutjanus argentimaculatus	ചെം കലവ		native	commercial	Mangrove red snapper	3.58
Lutjanus erythropterus	కలి య్య	never/rarely	native	commercial	Crimson snapper	4.50
Lutjanus johnii	కలి య్య		native	commercial	John's snapper	4.18
Lutjanus monostigma		never/rarely	native	commercial	One-spot snapper	4.27
Lutjanus rivulatus	கட்டு பிரியும்	never/rarely	native	commercial	Blubberlip snapper	4.13
Lutjanus russellii	ചുട്ടോന്		native	commercial	Russell's snapper	4.31
Lutjanus sebae	ചെം കലവ	never/rarely	native	commercial	Emperor red snapper	4.27
Megalops cyprinoides	കൂഞ		native	commercial	Indo-Pacific tarpon	3.30
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus		never/rarely	native	commercial	Pond loach	3.24
Monopterus albus			native	commercial	Asian swamp eel	2.88
Mugil cephalus	बोइ		native	commercial	Flathead grey mullet	2.13
Muraenesox cinereus	वाम		native	commercial	Daggertooth pike conger	4.07
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis			native	commercial	Copper mahseer	3.00
Notopterus notopterus			native	commercial	Bronze featherback	3.50
Ompok bimaculatus	డుక డాము		native	commercial	Butter catfish	3.61
Oncorhynchus nerka		never/rarely	questionable	commercial	Sockeye salmon	3.73
Oreochromis niloticus	திலேப்பி		introduced	commercial	Nile tilapia	2.00
Osteochilus vittatus		never/rarely	native	commercial	Bonylip barb	2.57
Platycephalus indicus	मिंच		native	commercial	Bartail flathead	3.60
Plectorhinchus diagrammus	Haravalumas	never/rarely	questionable	commercial	Striped sweetlips	3.39
Plectropomus maculatus	Gorang	never/rarely	questionable	commercial	Spotted coralgrouper	4.11
Polydactylus plebeius	காலா	never/rarely	native	commercial	Striped threadfin	3.59
Pomadasys kaakan		never/rarely	native	commercial	Javelin grunter	3.46
Pomatomus saltatrix			native	commercial	Bluefish	4.50
Protonibea diacanthus	घोळ	never/rarely	native	commercial	Blackspotted croaker	3.50
Rachycentron canadum	கடல் வீரால		native	commercial	Cobia	3.96
Rhabdosargus sarba	पाळु		native	commercial	Goldlined seabream	3.37
Rhinomugil corsula	തിരുത		native	commercial	Corsula	2.41
Rhynchorhamphus malabaricus			native	commercial	Malabar halfbeak	2.23
Salmo trutta fario			introduced	commercial	Brown trout	3.63
Salmo trutta trutta			introduced	commercial	Sea trout	3.16
Salvelinus fontinalis			introduced	commercial	Brook trout	3.14
Scatophagus argus	वादा	never/rarely	native	commercial	Spotted scat	2.99
Scomber japonicus		never/rarely	misidentification	commercial	Chub mackerel	3.09
Siganus canaliculatus	कुतरी		native	commercial	White-spotted spinefoot	2.76
Siganus fuscescens			native	commercial	Mottled spinefoot	2.28
Siganus guttatus			native	commercial	Goldlined spinefoot	2.68
Sillago sihama	रीनवि	never/rarely	native	commercial	Silver sillago	3.37
Terapon jarbua	കോത	never/rarely	native	commercial	Jarbua terapon	3.90
Thunnus orientalis	ചൂര	never/rarely	native	commercial	Pacific bluefin tuna	4.21
Tinca tinca			introduced	commercial	Tench	3.49
Trachinotus blochii	ळदागौ		native	commercial	Snubnose pompano	3.74
Trichopodus trichopterus		never/rarely	introduced	commercial	Three spot gourami	2.68