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Zoological Survey of India | ZSI · Fresh Water Fish Section

Osteobrama peninsularis has been reported in southern Indian drainages, particularly in the Krishna River drainage. This study provides new findings of O. peninsularis in two distant locations: the Kangsabati River (Suvarnarekha River drainage) in West Bengal and Wyra Lake (Godavari River drainage) in Telangana. This marks the first record of O. pe...

Garra triangularis Shangningam et al. [1] has been reported first from the Sakartod River at Khanvel, Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT), Western ghats, and then from Gajapati district of Odisha, Eastern Ghat. The present study reports it for the first time from Madhya Pradesh. The present specimen agrees with all the morphometric and meristic counts of the...

An attempt has been made to prepare a systematic checklist of the fish fauna of Mujnai river, West Bengal. A total of 41 species of fish, which belong to 34 genera, 17 families, and 8 orders, have been recorded. The order Cypriniformes has the highest diversity with 23 species, followed by Siluriformes with 9 species. Among the families, the highes...

The present study appraises the discrepancies patterns of morphometry for the first time on the three species of Garra. Garra arunachalensis, G. birostris, and G. quadratirostris were collected from various locations of the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The results of the morphological analysis revealed that G. arunachalensis, G. birostr...

Olyra parviocula was originally described from the Kameng river, Brahmaputra river drainage in Arunachal Pradesh, India and was considered endemic in the state. It is reported for the first time from West Bengal, and its distribution is extended from Arunachal Pradesh to West Bengal.

The fish diversity of Swarnarekha River in Jharkhand is reported in the present study. A total of 65 species of fishes belonging to 45 genera 22 families and 11 orders are recorded from the river. Based on the IUCN status, the fish fauna of the river includes five vulnerable, four near threatened, 54 least concern. A checklist of the fish fauna of...

The occurrence of Garra triangularis Shangningam et al. (2021) is reported for the first time from Odisha, Eastern ghats. This fish has been reported earlier only from the type locality Sakartod River at Khanvel, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Western ghats. The meristic counts, body measurements and descriptions are presented and the specimens have been co...

The occurrence of Garra jaldhakaensis is recorded first in Uttarakhand, Northern India. The fish has been reported earlier only from the type locality Jaldhaka River near Jhalong, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, Brahmaputra River Drainage, India. The meristic counts, body measurements and descriptions are presented. The specimens have been compare...

Osteobrama tikarpadensis Shangningam et al. (2020) is reported for the first time from Maharashtra, India. The species was originally described from the Mahanadi River, Tikarpada, Angul District, Odisha. It is distinguished from other members of the genus Osteobrama by having rostral and maxillary barbels; 25-26 branched anal-fin rays and 61-67 lat...

A new species of the genus Osteobrama is described from the Mahanadi River, Tikarpada, Angul District, Odisha state, India. Osteobrama tikarpadaensis, new species, differs from its congeners in having two pairs of minute barbels; iii–iv unbranched dorsal-fin rays with 25–33 serrae on the last unbranched ray; 15–16 branched pectoral-fin rays, and 25...

Paracanthocobitis botia Hamilton, 1822 is reported for the first time from Balmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar India. The species is distinguished from other members of the genus Paracanthocobitis in having a complete lateral line, axillary pelvic lobe absent and body colouration comprised of small dorsal saddles and 8–10 dark blotches. Distribution and m...