Barilius vagra (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	Barilius vagra (Hamilton 1822)
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32. Barilius vagra (Hamilton 1822) View in CoL

1822. Cyprinus vagra Hamilton, Fish Ganges , pp. 269, 385 (type locality, Ganges river near Patna, India) .

1839. Opsarius isocheilus McClelland, Asiatic Res. , 19 (2): 298, 421, pl. 56, Figure 1.

1842. Opsarius bicirratus McClelland, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist , 2 (8): 582.

1842. Opsarius piscatorius McClelland, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist , 2 (8): 582.

1868. Barilius alburnus Günther , Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7: 289.

1972. Barilius (Pachystomus) bleekeri Day, J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal , 41 (2): 5.

Common Name(s): Vagra baril

Local Name(s): Rebio tapio (Nyishi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-552 , 9 exs., 71.5 to

94.6 mm, Ranga (Panyor) river, Yazali , Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh , 24.vi.2012, B. Sinha & party; ZSI/ V / APFS / P-634 , 3 exs., 84.0 to 102.2 mm, Ranga (Panior) river, Rub village, downstream of Ranganadi dam, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh ,

18.iii.2013, B. Sinha & party.

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, East Kameng, East Siang, Tirap; Assam, Indus, Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra river system. Elsewhere: Afganisthan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater; benthopelagic. Inhabits hill streams with gravelly and rocky bottom.

Remarks: New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Least Concern