Lepidocephalichythys annandalei Chaudhuri, 1912

Dam, Debashree & Kumar, Anil, 2018, Fish Fauna of D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 162-162 : 162-

13. Lepidocephalichythys annandalei Chaudhuri, 1912

1912. Lepidocephalus annandalei Chaudhuri, Rec. Indian Mus. , 7: 442 pl 40 figs 3, 3a, 3b (Type locality-Rivers Tista and Mahananda).

Common name: Annandalei Loach

Material examined: 01 Ex. (Regd No. V/APFS/ZSI-P-506), Anchal Ghat, DWS.13.02.09

Distribution within NE: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur. Distribution within Arunachal Pradesh: All major drainages in Arunachal Pradesh.

Special remarks: It was collected from a clear slow moving secondary stream of the Siang River although its natural habitat has been recorded to be clear swift stream with sandy bottom (Talwar & Jhingran). In the national level its status has been evaluated as LRnt and it is widely distributed in Arunachal Pradesh. It is similar to L. guntea and can be distinguished by the presence of two blackish spots or blotches in the caudal fin .