Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) is an indigenous ornamental fish belongs to family Nemachilidae, mainly reported from north-eastern part of West Bengal. During the present survey of indigenous ornamental fish diversity in Paschim Medinipur district, P. botia has been recorded from Kangsabat...
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Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) is an indigenous ornamental fish belongs to family Nemachilidae, mainly reported from north-eastern part of West Bengal. During the present survey of indigenous ornamental fish diversity in Paschim Medinipur district, P. botia has been recorded from Kangsabati River Basin (22°23¢55.0²N 87°20¢33.9²E and 22°24¢31.3²N 87°17¢54.3²E) of Midnapore, as well as Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The specimens have been identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic analyses. Present study reports the extension of distribution of the species up to South-Western part of Bengal.
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spelling | doaj.art-d9d3d715d2294cf6b06f7699ba29713b2022-12-22T03:55:05ZengBdFISHJournal of Fisheries2311-729X2311-31112022-10-0110310.17017/j.fish.355Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaGodhuli Sit0Arun Jana1Angsuman Chanda2Sanjat Kumar Sahu3Natural & Applied Sciences Research centre, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Vidyasagar University, Midnapur-721102, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaNatural & Applied Sciences Research centre, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Vidyasagar University, Midnapur-721102, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaNatural & Applied Sciences Research centre, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Vidyasagar University, Midnapur-721102, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India; Department of Environmental Science, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha- 768019, IndiaDepartment of Environmental Science, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha- 768019, India Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) is an indigenous ornamental fish belongs to family Nemachilidae, mainly reported from north-eastern part of West Bengal. During the present survey of indigenous ornamental fish diversity in Paschim Medinipur district, P. botia has been recorded from Kangsabati River Basin (22°23¢55.0²N 87°20¢33.9²E and 22°24¢31.3²N 87°17¢54.3²E) of Midnapore, as well as Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The specimens have been identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic analyses. Present study reports the extension of distribution of the species up to South-Western part of Bengal. https://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/355loachNemachilidaenew recordornamental fishParacanthocobitis botiaPaschim Medinipur |
spellingShingle | Godhuli Sit Arun Jana Angsuman Chanda Sanjat Kumar Sahu Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India Journal of Fisheries loach Nemachilidae new record ornamental fish Paracanthocobitis botia Paschim Medinipur |
title | Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
title_full | Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
title_fullStr | Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
title_full_unstemmed | Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
title_short | Record of zipper loach Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), an ornamental fish from Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
title_sort | record of zipper loach paracanthocobitis botia hamilton 1822 an ornamental fish from paschim medinipur west bengal india |
topic | loach Nemachilidae new record ornamental fish Paracanthocobitis botia Paschim Medinipur |
url | https://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/355 |
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