Nepal
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Nepal is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
Schizothorax macrophthalmus (Cyprinidae) Nepalese Snowtrout
Schizothorax nepalensis (Cyprinidae)
Schizothorax raraensis (Cyprinidae) Rara Snowtrout
Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis (Psilorhynchidae) Nepalese Minnow
Myersglanis blythi (Sisoridae) Pharping Catfish
Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 5 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 7 species total 12 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Nepal.
Batasio macronotus (Bagridae) 2004
Erethistoides ascita (Erethistidae) 2005
Erethistoides cavatura (Erethistidae) 2005
Psilorhynchus nepalensis (Psilorhynchidae) 2008
Pseudecheneis crassicauda (Sisoridae) 2005
Pseudecheneis eddsi (Sisoridae) 2006
Pseudecheneis serracula (Sisoridae) 2005