West Bengal is rich with its enormous fish diversity; among these fish species recently some have been recognized as ornamental fishes due to their attractive coloration, shape, size etc. They are popularly known as indigenous ornamental fishes of West Bengal. The southern part of West Bengal holds a number of fresh water wetlands along with a vast estuarine area, which hold a number of indigenous ornamental fish species. So, a detail survey work has been conducted to collect in depth information on available indigenous ornamental fish species in four districts of South Bengal, namely...