Garra jaldhakaensis, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Laishram Kosygin
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal
  • Bungdon Shangningam
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal
  • Pratima Singh
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal
  • Ujjal Das
     Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/158415

Keywords:

Brahmaputra Basin, Cyprinidae, India, New Species

Abstract

Garra jaldhakaensis sp. nov. (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) is described from the Jaldhaka River, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India. The new species is distinguished from all its congeners in the Indian sub-continent in having a combination of the following characters: a prominent thick unilobed proboscis, protruding downward above the transverse groove; 10–11 predorsal scales, 33 lateral line scales and 16 circumpeduncular scales.

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2021-09-29

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Kosygin, L., Shangningam, B., Singh, P., & Das, U. (2021). <i>Garra jaldhakaensis</i>, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from West Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(3), 325–331. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/158415

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Volume 121, Issue 3, 2021

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