Fishes
Presence of rivers, streams, marshy lands and reservoirs provide an ideal habitat for a variety of fishes.
A total of 52 species of fishes have been reported from aquatic habits of the area. Eight species endemic
to Western Ghats reported from the area include Barilius gatensis , Puntius bovanicus ,
Bhavania australis , Mesonemacheilus triangularis and Glyptothorax anamalaiensis.
Game fish like Mahseer ( Tor khudree ), which is an endangered species, under IUCN category and listed in the
Schedule –I of Indian wildlife (Protection ) Act of 1972, is also known to occur in the rivulets and reservoirs of this region.
Fishes in Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)
- Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray)
- Salmostoma boopis (Day)
- Barilius bakeri Day
- Barilius gatensis (Valenciennes)
- Chela dadyburjori (Menon)
- Chela laubuca (Hamilton)
- Esomus malabaricus Day
- Danio malabaricus Jerdon
- Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton)
- Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Val.)
- Tor khudree (Sykes)
- Puntius amphibius Valenciennes
- Puntius bovanicus (Day)
- Puntius chola (Hamilton)
- Puntius conchonius (Hamilton)
- Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon)
- Puntius filamentosus (Val.)
- Puntius melantostigma (Day)
- Puntius parrah Day
- Puntius sarana sbnasutus (Val)
- Puntius ticto (Hamilton)
- Puntius vittatus Day
- Puntius denisonii (Day)
- Catla catla (Hamilton)
- Labeo rohita (Hamilton)
- Garra mullya (Sykes)
- Bhavania australis (Jerdon)
- Shistura semiarmatus (Day)
- Mesonemacheilus triangularis (Day)
- Lepidocephalus thermalils (Val.)
- Mystus armatus (Day)
- Mystus cavasius (hamilton-Buchanan)
- Mystus oculatus (Valenciennes)
- Mystus vittatus (Bloch)
- Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)
- Ompok malabaricus (Valenciennes)
- Glyptothotrax anamalaiensis Silas
- Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)
- Heteropnuestes fossilils (Bloch)
- Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton)
- Aplocheilus blocki (Arnold)
- Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes)
- Mastcembelus armatus (Lacepede)
- Parambassis thomassi (Day)
- Nandus nandus(Hamilton)
- Etroplus maculatus (Bloch)
- Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)
- Anabas testudineus (Bloch)
- Pseudosphromenes cupanus (Valenciennes)
- Channa marulius (Hamilton)
- Channa orientalis (Schneider)