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Günther's Catfish - is a member of the Imperial catfishes family and is endemic to Kerala, India. It can be found in smooth flowing rivers with vegetation. It is an omnivore, eating crustaceans, mollusks, fish, insects, and even frogs. It can reach a maximum length of 45 cm (17.7 inches). It is listed as a Vulnerable species. https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/173257848

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Dark Mahseer - is a member of the Carp family and is native to India and Nepal. It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams. It feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, mollusks, fish, plants, algae and fallen fruit from trees. It can reach a maximum length of 66 cm (26 inches). It is considered a vulnerable species. https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/173072573

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Common Labeo - is a member of the Carp family and is native to India. It inhabits relatively still waters and occurs in deep pools in larger rivers and in most low-country reservoirs. Feeds mainly on algae. It can reach a maximum length of 50 cm (19.7 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/172906182

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Giant River-catfish - is a member of the Bagrid Catfishes and is native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields and other freshwater areas. It primarily feeds on fish, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. It can reach a maximum length of 150 cm (4.9 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/172743815

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Spotted Scat - is a member of the Scat family and is native Indo-Pacific region, to Japan, New Guinea, and southeastern Australia. They live in coastal muddy areas, including estuaries, mangroves, harbors, and the lower courses of rivers. It is a omnivore and an indiscriminate eater. It is a venomous fish with spines that can cause painful wounds. It can reach a maximum total length of 38 cm (15 in).

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Olive Barb - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. It resides in rivers, streams, lakes and backwaters. It will form schools in groups of four or five to several dozen. It feeds on aquatic insects, fish, algae and shrimps. It can reach a maximum length of 42 cm (16.5 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/172412788

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Tor Mahseer - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It inhabits rivers and lakes, also in rapid streams with rocky bottom. It is Omnivorous and feeds on filamentous algae, midges larvae, water beetles and crustaceans. It can reach a maximum length of 200 cm (6.6 ft) and has a maximum published weight of 9 kg (19.8 lbs). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/172249846

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Assamese Kingfish - is a member of the Carp family and is native to India, Nepal and upper Myanmar. It inhabits hill streams and turbulent rivers. It primarily feeds on algae and vegetation. It is known to be voracious grazers, utilizing their specialized mouth to scrape algae from rocks. It can reach a maximum length of 60 cm (23.6 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/172090732

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Chirruh Snowtrout - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is found in mountain streams, rivers and lakes. It inhabits sandy and gravel-bottomed rivers. It is a herbivore and feeds on bottom detritus. It can reach a maximum size of 50.8 cm ( 20 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171938059

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Silond Catfish - is a member of the Schilbid catfishes family and is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal. It inhabits mainly large rivers. It is an omnivore and feeds on crustaceans, worms, fish as well as plants and decaying mater. It can reach a maximum length of 183 cm (6 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171776980

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Ganges Stingray - is a member of the Stingray family and is native to the Gangetic (Ganges) river system which include the countries of India, Nepal, China, and Bangladesh. It inhabits rivers, also found in shallow bays and estuaries in the Bay of Bengal. It feeds on small fishes, mollusk bivalves, crabs, shrimps, worms and jellyfish.  It is considered a critically endangered species. It can reach a maximum length of 100 cm (3.3 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171603987

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Seven Khramulya - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Baluchistan in Pakistan and western Asia. It inhabits mainly the drier parts as well as the upper reaches of rivers in mountains and the lower reaches which sometimes end in marshes or deserts. It feeds primarily on plants. It can reach a maximum length of 41 cm (about 16 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171428956

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Ganges Shark - is a member of the Requiem Sharks family and is native to the north Indian Ocean, Indus River outside Karachi, Pakistan to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Borneo. It can be found in marine, fresh and brackish waters including rivers such as the Ganges and Brahmaputra in India. It can reach a maximum length of 204 cm (6.7 feet). It is a critically endangered species. https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171250062

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Goonch - is a member of the Sisorid Catfishes family and is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is also known as the Devil Catfish. It inhabits rapid and rocky pools of large and medium-sized rivers and feeds on insects, fishes, frogs and shrimps. It can reach a maximum length of 230 cm (7.5 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/171059997

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Corsula - is a member of the Mullets family and is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It is found in rivers and estuaries with fresh or brackish water. It feeds on algae, bacteria, plant matter, and other microorganisms. It has the ability to swim with its eyes on or near the surface of the water. This adaptation allows the fish to simultaneously see above and below the water surface.  It can reach a maximum length of 45 cm (17.7 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170872725

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Longfin Snake-eel - is a member of the Snake eels family and is native to the Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia. It resides in lagoons, estuaries and freshwater areas. It feeds on crustaceans and small fish. They are nocturnal hunters, often found buried or with their heads showing in mud or sand, waiting to ambush their prey. It can reach a maximum length of 108 cm (3.5 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170701378

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Fringed-lipped Peninsula Carp - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is found in rivers above tidal reaches and culture ponds. It is mainly a herbivorous, feeding on diatoms, blue-green and green algae, higher aquatic plants, insects and detritus. It can reach a maximum length of 91 cm (about 3 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170537052