Labeo boggut (Sykes, 1839)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Raina, R. H., 2019, Exploration of Fish Diversity in the West Banas River, Banaskantha, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3) : -

2. Labeo boggut (Sykes, 1839)

1838. Chondrostoma boggut, Sykes, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. , 6: 160 (type-locality: Poona waterways, Maharashtra).

2013. Labeo boggut, Ahmed, Abu, Md., A. T., Rahman, M. and Mandal, S. Mandal Biodiversity of hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa, 3700 (2): 283-292.

Common name: Boggut Labeo

Material examined: 1 ex., West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha , Gujarat, 11.xii.2017, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg. No. V/ 3630 .

Diagnostic characters: D iii 8; V I 8; A ii 5; P i 16; Vi 8. Extended and lean body, its dorsal shape more convex than ventral. Thick snout projecting beyond mouth. Snout is dotted with pores. Dorsal fin implanted closer to snout tip. Dark spot close to the base of caudal fin. A short pair of maxillary barbels is present. Scales are very small. Lateral line is with 63 scales.

Distribution: Northern India up to Cauvery river system.

Remarks: One of most slim among Labeo spp . Most plentiful freshwater fish in Gujarat.