New records of three species of fish in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Surma-Meghna river basins, Meghalaya, India

oleh: S. Dey, M. Manorama, S. N. Ramanujam

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-10-01

Deskripsi

<p>Three species of fishes, viz., <em>Bagarius yarrelli, Parambassis lala</em>, listed Near Threatened and <em>Hemibagrus menoda</em>, Least Concern by IUCN, respectively belonging to the families Sisoridae, Ambassidae and Bagridae have been newly recorded from the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Surma-Megna river basins of Meghalaya.  Diagnostic characters and brief notes on the habitat ecology of the fishes are given in this paper.</p><div> </div>