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Family: Heteropneustidae (Airsac cat fishes)
Stinging cat fish Heteropneustes fossilis
Family: Plotosidae (Eeltail cat fishes)
Gray eel cat fish Plotosus canius
Striped eel cat fish Plotosus lineatus
Order: Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Family: Synodontidae (Lizard fishes, Bombay duck)
Greater lizard fish Saurida tumbil
Brushtooth lizard fish Saurida undosquamis
Bombay duck Harpadon nehereus
Order: Batrachoidiformes (Toad Fishes)
Family: Batrachoididae
Grunting toad fish Allenbatrachus grunniens
Order: Gadiformes (Cods)
Family: Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Spotted codlet Bregmaceros mcclellandi
Order: Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, Killi Fishes and Live
Bearers)
Family: Aplocheilidae (Killi fishes)
Blue panchax Aplocheilus panchax
Order: Beloniformes (Needle Fishes)
Family: Belonidae
Banded needle fish Strongylura leiura
Spottail needle fish Strongylura strongylura
8 Mangroves: A Reservoir of Biodiversity