An annotated checklist of fishes from Bhutan

Spatial distribution and functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in a stream of Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

“…Although there was no systematic study on the abundance of fishes in the streams of Chakrashila, according to the inhabitants insectivorous fishes are less in the stream. Some studies conducted in many streams of North-east India revealed mostly occurrence of herbivorous fishes like Schizothorax molesworthi, S. progastus, Ctenopharyngodon idella and a few carnivorous fishes like Salmotruta fario, Mystus bleekeri, Ompok pabda (Gurung et al, 2013). The lowest percentage of the functional feeding group shredders conformed to the findings of several studies in tropics (Dudgeon, 1999;Freitag, 2004).…”

Are well‐intended Buddhist practices an under‐appreciated threat to global aquatic biodiversity?

“…Although Clarias gariepinus is itself of Least Concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List (Freyhof, FishBase team RMCA, & Geelhand, ), it is also listed as having a wide tropical distribution beyond its native range, where it has been listed as a ‘Potential Pest’ (Froese & Pauly, ) and has been associated with significant ecosystem disruption (Cambray, ; Weyl, Dagall, Ellender, & Vitule, ). If awareness and education about the ecological consequences of such practices is not provided to local communities, this may serve as a major avenue for the introduction of alien species into the fresh waters of Bhutan (Gurung, Dorji, Tshering, & Wangyal, ). In the Yunnan province of China, Jiang et al () concluded that the introduction since 2009 of two species of non‐native weatherfishes ( Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) and Paramisgurnus dabryanus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872), through the practice of ‘prayer animal release’, and their subsequent increasing populations was putting the threatened native freshwater fish Ptychobarbus chungtienensis (Tsao, 1964) at risk in the Shangri‐La region.…”

Pethia sanjaymoluri, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India

“…Freshwater barbs of the genus Pethia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage 2012 are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar (Pethiyagoda et al , ). Currently, the genus comprises 38 species occurring across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Myanmar (Pethiyagoda et al , ; Dishma & Vishwanath, ; Gurung et al , ; Knight, ; Kottelat, ; Katwate et al , 2014 a, b, c ; Atkore et al , ). In India, the genus is represented by 26 species, of which nine are endemic to the southern region of the peninsula.…”

“…Freshwater barbs of the genus Pethia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage 2012 are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar (Pethiyagoda et al, 2012). Currently, the genus comprises 38 species occurring across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Myanmar (Pethiyagoda et al, 2012;Dishma & Vishwanath, 2013;Gurung et al, 2013;Knight, 2013;Kottelat, 2013;Katwate 2029 of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India (ZSI-K), the Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, U.K. and the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A. P H Y L O G E N E T I C A NA LY S I S Gills were harvested from four fresh specimens of the new species (BNHS FWF 145,, three specimens of P. and one specimen of P. padamya and preserved in 99% ethanol. DNA extraction, PCR amplification for cytochrome b (cytb) gene sequences and sequencing protocols follow Katwate et al (2013).…”