Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748
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scientific name	Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)
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49. Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL

1822. Cobitis botia Hamilton, Fish Ganges , pp. 350, 394 (type locality: rivers of north eastern parts of Bengal).

1860. Botia nebulosa Blyth, J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal , 29 (2): 165 (Darjeeling, India).

1910. Nemachilus mackenziei Chaudhuri, Rec. Indian Mus., 5 (3): 183 (northern India).

Common Name(s): Mottled loach

Local Name(s): Reibo (Nyishi & Adi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-383 , 2 exs., 25.7 to

27.5 mm, Khud River, Kimin, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 19.x.1989, P. T. Bhutia .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, East kameng, Papumpare, East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Tirap; Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and China.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits fast flowing hilly streams with clear water and rocky, pebbly and sandy bottoms.

Remarks: New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Least Concern