<i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India
A new species of Badis from Singen River, Brahmaputra basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India, has the following combination of characters: a conspicuous round black blotch postero-dorsally on opercle at the base of opercle spine covering many scales; three distinct black blotches at dorsal fin base: the...
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| author | K. Geetakumari K. Kadu |
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| description | A new species of Badis from Singen River, Brahmaputra basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India, has the following combination of characters: a conspicuous round black blotch postero-dorsally on opercle at the base of opercle spine covering many scales; three distinct black blotches at dorsal fin base: the first, behind the third spine; the second, behind the sixth dorsal spine and the third, behind the fifth and sixth soft dorsal rays. The species differs from its nearest congeners, B. assamensis and B. blosyrus by the presence of a black blotch at the base behind the fifth soft anal fin ray. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22c639416ac84354b0c47335c47e94a12022-12-21T23:55:47ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072011-09-01392085208910.11609/JoTT.o2531.2085-9688<i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern IndiaK. GeetakumariK. KaduA new species of Badis from Singen River, Brahmaputra basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India, has the following combination of characters: a conspicuous round black blotch postero-dorsally on opercle at the base of opercle spine covering many scales; three distinct black blotches at dorsal fin base: the first, behind the third spine; the second, behind the sixth dorsal spine and the third, behind the fifth and sixth soft dorsal rays. The species differs from its nearest congeners, B. assamensis and B. blosyrus by the presence of a black blotch at the base behind the fifth soft anal fin ray.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/702 |
| spellingShingle | K. Geetakumari K. Kadu <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| title | <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India |
| title_full | <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India |
| title_fullStr | <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India |
| title_short | <i>Badis singenensis</i>, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Singen River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India |
| title_sort | i badis singenensis i a new fish species teleostei badidae from singen river arunachal pradesh northeastern india |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/702 |
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