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General information: Found in middle and upper reaches of rivers. Also occursin ponds, beels, ditches and inundated fields. It attains a length of 15 em.Fisheries: Delicious food fish particular in West Bengal.Order: Cypriniformes• Body covered with scales and head scaleless• No teeth on jaws• Adipose fin absent• Lateral line present and completeFamily: Cyprinidae• Barbels present (1 or 2 pairs) or absent• Paired fins (pectoral and pelvic) laterally inserted• Abdomen rounded or with a sharp edge5. Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton-Buchanan)Local name: Moraru (Orissa), Maurala, Mowka, Dhawai.Conservation Status: Least ConcernIdentifying features: Abdomen more or less rounded. Upper lip absent. Barbelsabsent. Dorsal fin inserted behind pelvic fin base. Eye large, scales small, lateralline incomplete. A broad silvery lateral band on body.General information: Found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams,nullahs and paddy fields. Maximum size 7.5 em.Fisheries: Though not introduced in aquaculturefish with high market value.but considered as good food6