Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w.s.r. to Ranga River

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  • Bikramjit Sinha
     Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar – 791113, Arunachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748

Keywords:

Distribution, Eastern Himalaya, Fish diversity, Impact, Panyor River

Abstract

67 species under 38 genera belonging to 14 families of 3 Orders of fishes from the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh were reported. Cyprinidae with 38 species followed by Nemacheilidae with 7 species and Sisoridae with 6 species are the dominant families of the district. Garra is the dominat genera with 13 species followed by Barillius, Garra and Schizothorax are the most abundant genera. The impact of the Ranganadi dam on the distribution of fishes up and downstream of the dam is discussed.

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2019-06-24

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Sinha, B. (2019). Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w.s.r. to Ranga River. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(2), 128–164. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748

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Volume 119, Issue 2, 2019

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