Psilorhynchus arunachalensis (Nebeshwar, Bagra & Das, 2007)

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) : -

39. Psilorhynchus arunachalensis (Nebeshwar, Bagra & Das, 2007)

2007. Psilorhynchoides arunachalensis Nebeshwar, Bagra & Das , Zoos’ Print J., 22 (3): 1632, pl. 1, Figs. 2, 3b , 4b, 5b (type locality, Dirang River at Dirang , West Kameng District [Brahmaputra basin], Arunachal Pradesh, India) .

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-547 , 1 exs., 36.8, Ranga (Panyor) River, Yazali , Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh , 24.vi.2012, B. Sinha & party; ZSI/ V / APFS / P-637 , 12 exs., 25.4 to 28.9 mm, Piit stream, Pitapool-Sagalee road, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh ,

16.iii.2013, B. Sinha & party; ZSI/ V / APFS / P-759 , 22 exs. ,

35.3 to 45.6 mm, Pai stream, Pai village, Tamen, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh , 13.vi.2013, B. Sinha & party; ZSI/ V / APFS / P-769 , 5 exs., 33.0 to 53.1 mm, Pipik stream, Tamen-Lakhimpur road, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh , 14.vi.2013, B. Sinha & party; ZSI/ V / APRC / P-774 , 7 exs., 36.3 to 41.7 mm, Pein river, Tamen, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh ,

15.vi.2013, B. Sinha & party.

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri,

West Kameng,

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits streams and rivers with stony bottoms.

Remarks: Endemic to India (Arunachal Pradesh). New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Data deficient

Figures

Figure 3. Ranga nadi dam reservoir area.

Figure 5. Downstream of Ranganadi dam, Rub village.