Schistura denisoni (Day, 1867)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Sharma, Indu, 2020, First report on Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 341-350 : 346

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B96E0105-7A5D-6319-EECC-3E26FD64FC3F

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scientific name

Schistura denisoni (Day, 1867)
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12. Schistura denisoni (Day, 1867) View in CoL (Stone loach)

1867. Nemacheilus denisoni Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867: 287 .

2012. Schistura denisoni : Kottelat, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. (26): 108.

Material examined: V/4127 , 4 ex, 1.4–2.0 cm, Purna River near Mahal village, 21.xi.2019 ; V/4137 , 2 ex, 1.6–2.5 cm, Gira River in compartment-52, Bardipada Range ,

22.xi.2019; V/4141 , 2 ex, 2.2–2.5 cm, Gira River near Girmal, Singana Range , 23.xi.2019; V/4143 , 2 ex, 1.3

2.2 cm, Purna River near Isdi village, compartment-82, Bheskatri Range, 24.xi.2019; V/4148 , 1 ex, Purna River at Pander village, 26.xi.2019 .

Distribution: Mainly found in Peninsular India.

Remarks: This small sized fish with a black spot present at the base of origin of dorsal fin and varying rows of brownish spots on Dorsal and caudal fins is of no interest to fishermen. Population of this fish was quite good in the sanctuary.

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