Nandus nandus (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) : -

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scientific name	Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)
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65. Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL

1822. Coius nandus Hamilton, Fish Ganges , pp. 96, 370, pl. 30, Figure 32 (type locality, Gangetic provinces).

1831. Nandus marmoratus Valenciennes, Hist. nat. d. Fish., 7: 482, pl. 207.

1835. Bedula hamiltonii Gray, Ill. Indian Zool , pl. 88, Figure 3 View Figure 3 .

Common name(s): Gangetic leaffish.

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-290 , 2 exs., 60.4 to

97.9 mm, Hapoli, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 16.ii.1996, G. Thirumalai .

Distribution: INDIA:Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, East Kameng, Papumpare, East Siang, Lohit; Throughout India. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Combodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits streams, rivers, tanks, beels as well as paddy fields during monsoon.

IUCN Status: Least Concern