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First report of an endangered silurid catfish, Pterocryptis barakensis (Siluridae) from Brahmaputra drainage, North Eastern Himalayan region of India
Author(s) -
Dutta Rajdeep,
Ahmed Abdul Malik,
Pokhrel Hemanta,
Sarmah Raktim,
Nath Dipanka,
Mudoi Lawonu Prasad,
Baruah Dibyojyoti,
Bhagabati Sarada Kanta,
Songtheng Phurin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.14042
Subject(s) - endangered species , catfish , foothills , biology , type locality , critically endangered , drainage , fishery , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , habitat , taxonomy (biology)
The present communication reports an endangered catfish of the family Siluridae, Pterocryptis barakensis (Vishwanath & Sharma) for the first time outside its type locality from Brahmaputra drainage. The specimens were collected from the River Tissa, Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh foothills of Himalayan region of North East India. The current study describes morphometric and molecular characteristics of this endangered species.