Pethia arunachalensis, a new species of small barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Bungdon Shangningam
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700 016, West Bengal
  • Laishram Kosygin
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700 016, West Bengal
  • Basudhara Roy Chowdhury
     Paribesh Unnayan Parishad, South 24 Parganas, Sagar Island, West Bengal – 743 373

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/142213

Keywords:

Brahmaputra Basin, India, Noa-dhing, Pethia

Abstract

Pethia arunachalensis, a novel cyprinid species, is described from the Nao-dhing River, Brahmaputra Basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species is diagnosed in having an incomplete lateral line, 6-7 lateral-lined pored scales, absence of barbels and a distinct black caudal spot. A key to the species of the genus Pethia established in the Ganga-Brahmaputra drainage is provided.

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2019-12-20

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Shangningam, B., Kosygin, L., & Roy Chowdhury, B. (2019). <i>Pethia arunachalensis</i>, a new species of small barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(4), 328–333. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/142213

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Volume 119, Issue 4, 2019

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