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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

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Pangas Catfish - is a member of the Shark Catfishes family and is native to large rivers and estuaries of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. It feeds on snails, other mollusks and plants. It can reach a maximum length of 300 cm (9.8 feet)and has a maximum published weight of 300 kg (660 lb). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170365645

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Red Canarese Barb - is a member of the Carp family and It is endemic to the Western Ghats in the Karnataka and Kerala rivers in India. It is a omnivore and feeds on a mix of aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms, algae, and other plant matter.  Itis a critically endangered species. It can reach a maximum length of 100 cm (3.3 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170196175

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Roho Labeo - is a member of the Carp family and is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. It inhabits rivers and is active during daylight hours.It feeds on plants. It can reach a maximum length of 200 cm (6.56 feet) and has a maximum published weight of 45 kg (319.67 pounds). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170030067

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Garua Bachcha - is a member of the Catfishes genus in the Asian schilbeids family and is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It inhabits large freshwater and tidal rivers. It feeds on insects, shrimps, crustaceans and small fish. It can reach a maximum length of 60.9 cm (24 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/169866326

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Bengal Yellowfin Seabream - is a member of the Porgies family and is native to the east coast of India and Sri Lanka east to Myanmar. It is found in both fresh and brackish waters and inhabits warm, shallow, and coastal waters, often entering river mouths and estuaries. It can reach a maximum length of 50 cm (19.7 inches). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/169693343

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Great Snakehead - is a member of the Snakeheads family and is also known as the Bullseye Snakehead. It is native from India to China, south to Thailand, Cambodia and Pakistan. It is usually found only in deep pools in rivers and occasionally in lakes. It feeds on fish, frogs, snakes, insects, earthworms and tadpoles and there are reports of it feeding on water birds, snakes, and rodents. It can reach a maximum length of 183 cm (6 feet) and a maximum published weight of 30 kg (66.1 pounds). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/169529108

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Long-whiskered Catfish - is a member of the Bagrid catfishes family and is native to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and upper Myanmar. It is found in rivers, ponds, lakes, channels and reservoirs. It feeds on small fishes and worms. It can reach a maximum length of 180 cm (5.9 feet). https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/169360441