Nemacheilus corica (Hamilton 1822)

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Adults inhabit clear waters, hill streams with sandy bottom (Ref. 1479). Collected in a large river with high, turbid monsoon flow and with diverse substrate consisting of sand, mud, gravel, pebble, cobble, and boulders (Ref. 85713).

fisheries: of no interest

Nemacheilus corica is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus. It occurs in the foothills of the Himalayas in the drainage of the Ganges in Nepal and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and West Bengal. Its reported presence in other areas need to be confirmed.