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Family: Mullidae (Goat fishes)
Sulphur goatfish Upeneus sulphureus
Family: Toxotidae (Archerfishes)
Largescale archerfish Toxotes chatareus
Family: Drepaneidae (Sicklefishes)
Concertina fish Drepane longimana
Spotted sicklefish Drepane punctata
Family: Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Silver moony Monodactylus argenteus
Family: Nandidae (Asian leaf fishes)
Gangetic leaf fish Nandus nandus
Family: Badidae
Badis Badis badis
Family: Kurtidae (Nurseryfishes)
Indian hump head Kurtus indicus
Family: Mugilidae (Mullets)
Largescale mullet Liza macrolepis
Gold-spot mullet Liza parsia
Greenback mullet Liza subviridis
Tade mullet Liza tade
Flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Corsula Rhinomugil corsula
Cascasia mullet, Yellowtail mullet Sicamugil cascasia
Bluetail mullet Valamugil buchanani
Bluespot mullet Valamugil seheli
Speigler’s mullet Valamugil speigleri
Family: Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Green chromide Etroplus suratensis
Family: Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Uranoscopus guttatus
Family: Callionymidae (Dragonets)
River dragonet Callionymus fluviatilis
Arrow dragonet Callionymus sagitta
Family: Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Duckbill sleeper Butis butis
Gangetic sleeper Odonteleotris macrodon
Dusky sleeper Eleotris fusca
Lutea sleeper Eleotris lutea
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Tropical sand goby Acentrogobius caninus,
Acentrogobius cyanomos
Spotted green goby Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
Dragon goby Apocryptes bato
Scribbled goby Awaous grammepomus
Largesnout goby Awaous melanocephalus
8 Mangroves: A Reservoir of Biodiversity