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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including fishes listed below.

States

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List of Indian state fishes
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Striped snakehead Channa striata Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Indian trout Raiamas bola Least Concern
Assam Assamese Kingfish Cyprinion semiplotum Vulnerable
Bihar Asian catfish Clarias magur Endangered
Chhattisgarh Thai mahseer Tor tambroides Deficient
Goa Striped Grey Mullet Mugil cephalus Vulnerable
Gujarat Blackspotted croaker Protonibea diacanthus Near Threatened
Haryana Orangefin labeo Labeo calbasu Least Concern
Himachal Pradesh Himalayan mahseer Tor putitora Endangered
Jharkhand Giant river-catfish Sperata seenghala
Karnataka Carnatic carp Barbodes carnaticus Least Concern
Kerala Green chromide Etroplus suratensis Least Concern
Madhya Pradesh Tor mahseer Tor tor Deficient
Maharashtra Silver pomfret Pampus argenteus Vulnerable
Manipur Belengee puti Osteobrama belangeri Near Threatened
Meghalaya Meghalaya Danios/Barapani Danio meghalayensis Not Evaluated
Mizoram Burmese Kingfish Semiplotus modestus Deficient
Nagaland Copper Mahseer Neolissochilus hexagonolepis Endangered
Odisha Mahanadi mahseer Tor mosal mahanadicus Deficient
Punjab Naziri Catfish Clupisoma naziri Not Evaluated
Rajasthan Indian knifefish Chitala chitala Near Threatened
Sikkim Copper Mahseer Neolissochilus hexagonolepis Endangered
Tamil Nadu Ayirai fish Lepidocephalichthys thermalis Least Concern
Telangana Striped snakehead Channa striata Least Concern
Tripura Indian butter catfish Ompok bimaculatus Near Threatened
Uttar Pradesh Indian knifefish Chitala chitala Near Threatened
Uttarakhand Himalayan mahseer Tor putitora Endangered
West Bengal Illish herring Tenualosa ilisha Least Concern

Union territories

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List of Indian state fishes (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Kingfish Scomberomorus cavalla Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi Orangefin labeo Labeo calbasu Least Concern
Lakshadweep Redbelly-Yellowtail fusilier Caesio cuning Least Concern
Puducherry Climbing perch Anabas testudineus Least Concern

References

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  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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