River
Dihing
Only species with a profile on Seriously Fish are counted.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 2
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Basin
Also in the Brahmaputra basinspecies recorded from both
Shares fishes with rivers elsewherespecies recorded from both
Runs through

Barilius bendelisis
Cyprinidae · Hamilton, 1807
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.

Canthophrys gongotaMoose-faced Loach
Cobitidae · Hamilton, 1822
The moose-faced loach, Canthophrys gongota, is a cobitid loach from the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems in Nepal, northern India and Bangladesh. Often referred to as Somileptes gongota in aquarium literature, it is rarely seen in the trade, being notoriously delicate and difficult to ship. It mostly inhabits slow-moving, shallow tributaries and minor rivers over mud, sand or gravel.