Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822), a freshwater fish species, has been reported for the first time from the Godavari icon track bar f250 River basin of Telangana State, India.One specimen of B.badis was collected from a stream near Mubarakpur Village in Sangareddy District (Manjeera sub-basin) and another from a stream near Sirpur (T) Town in Asifabad District (Wardha sub-basin), Telangana State, India.This publication provides information about B.
badis occurrence in India, a short description of the collected specimen, and a discussion knowall.blog on its habitat and threats.