River
Ghaggar
2 profiles across 1 family name the Ghaggar as a locality.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 1
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both
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
Type locality is given as 'Cedawáti [Vedawati] stream, headwaters of Krishna River near Heriuru, Mysore, India', with the species currently considered to occur throughout India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and probably Bhutan. It's also been recorded in Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka although some or all of these reports may refer to other species.
Barilius vagra
Cyprinidae · Hamilton, 1822
Max length
125mm SL5in SL
Tank
150 × 60cm60 × 24in
Temp
18–26°C64–79°F
pH
6.0–7.5
Barilius spp. are near-exclusive surface-feeders preying mostly on flying insects in nature with some small fishes and benthic invertebrates probably taken as well but in the aquarium they're largely unfussy and will accept most foods.