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Narmada basin

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Species
3
Rivers
1
Photographed
3 of 3
Difficulty rated
3 of 3

Rivers in this basinspecies recorded from each

Runs through

Adult individual from the Bhadra River, Karnataka state, southern India.

Barilius bendelisis

Cyprinidae · Hamilton, 1807

Max length
200mm SL8in SL
Tank
180 × 60cm72 × 24in
Temp
18–26°C64–79°F
pH
6.0–8.0

Barilius bendelisis is a large, fast-swimming cyprinid from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and probably Bhutan. Occasionally sold as 'Indian hill trout' or 'Hamilton's baril', it has 8 to 12 bluish vertical bars and, in adults, a blue-black spot on each scale. It grows to around 200 mm SL and inhabits well-oxygenated, fast-flowing rivers and streams, and its speed and vigorous feeding make it unsuitable for the general community.

Moderate
Juvenile from the UK aquarium trade.

Labeo bogaViolet Shark

Cyprinidae · Hamilton, 1822

Max length
250mm SL10in SL
Tank
240 × 60cm96 × 24in
Temp
18–24°C64–75°F
pH
6.0–8.0

The violet shark, Labeo boga, is a cyprinid from most major river systems in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It inhabits major river channels and larger tributaries and grows to 250 mm, needing a tank of at least 240 x 60 cm. It is unsuitable for most home aquaria but turns up in the trade irregularly, also as the 'violet-gilled shark' or 'blushing violet shark'. L. boga as currently recognised probably represents a complex of closely-related species.

Difficult
Freshly-collected male individual.

Garra mullya

Cyprinidae · Sykes, 1839

Max length
170mm SL7in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Garra mullya is a cyprinid endemic to and widespread within peninsular India, in rivers including the Tapti, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery. It has been recorded from flowing headwater streams to low altitude main river channels, including polluted stretches, and at least some populations migrate upstream to breed. Wild fish feed on algae, diatoms and organic detritus.

Moderate
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