Fishes in Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary.

Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary

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Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary, Kerala.

Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary.

Fishes

Mahseer

Mahseer (Tor kudree) is an endangered and endemic fish to a few rivers of Kerala including the Chalakkudy river system.

It has a peculiar breeding behaviour that in adult stage it swims upstream and lays eggs and attaches them to the rocks in the sandy bottom at the head of the stream. The young ones (called fries) after hatching swim downstream along the river course and colonise deep pools.

1	Total No. of Fishes recorded in the Sanctuary	47
2	No. of species listed as endangered	7
3	No. of species listed as endemic to Western Ghats	17

Fish fauna of very high importance in Parambikulam

1	Anguilla bengalensis (Gray) (Maninjeel)
2	Puntius carnaticus (Jerdon) (Pachilavetti)
3	Puntius melanampyx (Day) (Vazhayka varayan)
4	Puntius jerdoni (Day) (Chameen)
5	Hypselobarbus curmuca (Ham - Buch) (Kooral)
6	Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes) (Kuzhikutty / Kooral)
7	Tor khudree (Sykes) (Kuyil)
8	Tor tor (Ham - Buch) (Chenkuyil)
9	Osteochilichthys longidorsalis Pethiyagoda and Kottelat
10	Barilius bakeri (Day) (Pavay paral)
11	Garra Surendranathanii (Shaji etal.)
12	Bhavania australis (Jerdon) (Kalpoolon)
13	Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon) (Kallan koorie)
14	Glyptothorax lonah (Sykes) (Kalle koorie)
15	Pristolepis marginata (Jerdon) (Karipidi)
16	Macrognathus guentheri (Day) (Manalaral)

Important Fishes found in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

1	Anguilla bengalensis (Gray) (Maninjeel)
2	Puntius filamentosus (Val.) (Poovaliparal)
3	Puntius carnaticus (Jerdon) (Pachilavetti)
4	Puntius amphibious (val.) (paral)
5	Puntius melanampyx (Day) (Vazhayka varayan)
6	Puntius sarana sabnasutus (val.)
7	Puntius chola (Ham - Buch) (Chola paral)
8	Puntius jerdoni (Day) (Chameen)
9	Catla catla (Ham - Buch) (Catla)
10	Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.-Buch) (Mrigal)
11	Hypselobarbus curmuca (Ham - Buch) (Kooral)
12	Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes) (Kuzhikutty / Kooral)
13	Labeo rohita (Ham. - Buch) (Rohu)
14	Tor khudree (Sykes) (Kuyil)
15	Tor tor (Ham - Buch) (Chenkuyil)
16	Osteochilichthys longidorsalis Pethiyagoda and Kottelat
17	Osteochilichthys sp.
18	Barilius bakeri (Day) (Pavay paral)
19	Barilius bendelisis (Ham - Buch) (Pavay paral)
20	Barilius gatensis (Val.) (Pavay paral)
21	Danio malabaricus (Jerdon)
22	Danio aequipinnatus (Mclelland)
23	Esomus danricus (Ham - Buch) (Meesa paral)
24	Rasbora daniconius (Ham-Buch) (Kaniyan paral)
25	Garra mullya (sykes) (Kallu mutti)
26	Garra mclellandi (Jerdon) (Kallu mutti)
27	Garra surendranathanii (Shaji etal.)
28	Bhavania australis (Jerdon) (Kalpoolon)
29	Travancoria jonesi Hora (Kalpoolon)
30	Nemacheilus guentheri (Day)
31	Nemacheilus triangularis Day (Manalara)
32	Nemacheilus sp.
33	Lepidocephalus thermalis (Val.)
34	Mystus armatus (Day) (Koorie)
35	Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon) (Kallan koorie)
36	Glyptothorax lonah (Sykes) (Kalle koorie)
37	Aplocheilus lineatus (Val.) (Manathukanni)
38	Clarias batrachus (Linraeus) (Mushi)
39	Pristolepis marginata (Jerdon) (Karipidi)
40	Etroplus maculates (Bloch) (Pallathi)
41	Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)
42	Oreochromis mussambica (Peters) (Tilapia)
43	Glossogobius giuris (Ham.-Buch) (Poolon)
44	Channa marulius (Ham.-Buch) (Cheron)
45	Channa orientalis (Block and Scheider) (Vatton)
46	Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede) (Kallaral)
47	Macrognathus guentheri (Day) (Manalaral)

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