Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822), a freshwater fish species, has been reported for the first time from the Godavari River Course a pied - Homme - Vetements - Cuissard 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 Oven short description of the collected specimen, and a discussion on its habitat and threats.