Pterocryptis gangelica Peters, 1861

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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54. Pterocryptis gangelica Peters View in CoL

1864. Silurus afghana Günther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 5: 34 (type locality, Assam, India) .

1873. Silurus dukai Day, Proc. Zool Soc. London , 1: 239.

Common name(s): Afghanistan silurus.

Local Name(s): Tayek (Nyishi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APRC / P-807 , 1 ex., 67.7 mm, Ranga (Panyor) river , Lichi village, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 20.vi.2012, B. Sinha & party .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, East Kameng, Papumpare, East Siang; Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Kashmir, Ganges river. Elsewhere: Afganisthan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits hill streams with gravelly and sandy bottom.

Remarks: New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Data Deficient