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552 IJSR - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Volume : 3 | Issue : 5 | May 2014 • ISSN No 2277 - 8179 Research Paper
Zoology
Mathews Plamoottil Assistant Professor in Zoology, Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, India
ABSTRACT
Pristolepis pentacantha
Kabani River, Taxonomy,
Jerdon, (Guenther) and
Britz et al. are the three Pristolepis
in the water bodies of Kerala, India. Many taxonomists
as
a synonym of
Pristolepis
Methods used are those of Jayaram (2002); subunits of the head
Pristolepis pentacantha
Pristolepis pentacantha is distinguished from
serration.
th
Pristolepis pentacantha, STC/
Pristolepis pentacantha,
SL. No
Total length (mm)
2
Standard length (mm)
Head length
5
Head width
Body width at anal origin
IJSR - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Volume : 3 | Issue : 5 | May 2014 • ISSN No 2277 - 8179
Research Paper
Pre dorsal length
Post dorsal length
Pre anal length
25.0
20.0
20
22
25
5.5
25.0
25.0
Head length (mm)
Head width
Eye diameter
Inter orbital width
Inter narial width
20.2
Snout length
Pristolepis
pentacantha
but
ales between ventral rim of orbit and ventral edge of
straight line from in front or at the level of front soft anal ray
Colour
pentacantha’
pente akantha
Jerdon
P.
Pristolepis marginata, ZSI FF
Sl.
No
P.
marginata
P.
P.
2
rays
rays
rays
I, 5
I, 5
I, 5
I, 5
5
Anal soft
rays
Anal
III
III
LLS
OLS
Pristolepis pentacantha
IJSR - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Volume : 3 | Issue : 5 | May 2014 • ISSN No 2277 - 8179 Research Paper
In Pristolepis pentacantha
,
Pristolepis pentacantha
Guenther
),
Pristolepis malabarica, ZSI FF
,
(vs.
Pristolepis rubripinnis,
Pristolepis malabarica
Pristolepis marginata:
Pristolepis rubripinnis:
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