Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Catfish Diversity of West Bengal, India


Affiliations
1 Fish Division, Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


The present paper deals with Catfish diversity of West Bengal. Taxonomic review of all the concerned publications reveals the occurrence of 86 species of Catfishes in this state. These species are listed in the present paper under their respective families along with their distribution.

Keywords

Catfish, Diversity, Taxonomic Review.
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Barman, R. P. 2007. A review of freshwater fish fauna of West Bengal, India with suggestions for conservation of the threatened and endemic species. Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 263 : 1-48.
  • Darshan, A., Anganthoibi, N. and Vishwanath, W. 2010. Redescription of the striped catfish Mystus carcio (Hamilton) (Siluriformes : Bagridae). Zootaxa, 2475 : 48–54.
  • Day, F. 1889. The fauna of British India: Fishes. Taylor and Francis, London, 1 : i-xx + 1-548.
  • Hamilton, F. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh : 405 pp.
  • Nelson, J. S. 2006. Fishes of the world. John Wiely & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey : 601p.
  • Ng, H. H. 2005a. Amblyceps carinatum, a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei : Amblycipitidae). Raffles Bull. Zool., 53(2) : 243-249.
  • Ng, H. H. 2005b. Glyptothorax botius (Hamilton, 1822), a valid species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from northeast India, with notes on the identity of G. telchitta (Hamilton, 1822). Zootaxa, 930 : 1–19.
  • Ng, H. H. 2005c. Erethistoides sicula, a new catfish (Teleostei : Erethistidae) from India. Zootaxa, 1021 : 1–12.
  • Ng, H. H. 2005d. Pseudolaguvia foveolata, a new catfish (Teleostei : Erethistidae) from northeast India. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshw., 16 : 173–178.
  • Ng, H. H. 2006a. Pseudolaguvia ferula, a new species of sisoroid catfish (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from India. Zootaxa, 1229 : 59-68.
  • Ng, H. H. 2006b. The identity of Batasio tengana (Hamilton, 1822), with the description of two new species of Batasio from northeastern India (Teleostei : Bagridae). J. Fish. Biol., 68 (Suppl. A) : 101-118.
  • Ng, H. H. and Kottelat, M. 2008. The identity of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758), with the designation of a neotype (Teleostei : Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 153, 725–732.
  • Ng, H. H. and Write, J. J. 2010. Amblyceps cerinum, a new catfish (Teleostei : Ambhycipitidae) from northeastern India. Zootaxa, 2672 : 50-60
  • Sen, T. K. 1992. Freshwater fish. State Fauna Series, 3. Fauna of West Bengal, pt. 2 : 101-242, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
  • Shaw, G. E. and Shebbeare, E. O. 1937. Description of a new species of fish from Northern Bengal. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 39(1) : 188-189.
  • Shaw, G. E. and Shebbeare, E. O. 1938. The fishes of northern Bengal. J. Royal Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Sci., 3 : 1-137.
  • Talwar, P. K. and Jhingran, A. G. 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Oxford & IBH publishing, New Delhi, 1158 pp.
  • Talwar, P. K., Mukherjee, P., Saha, D., Paul, S. N. and Kar, S. 1992. Marine and estuarine fishes. In : State Fauna Series 3, Fauna of West Bengal, part 2 : 243-342, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
  • Thompson, A. W. and Page, L. M. 2006. Genera of the Asian catfish families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei : Siluriformes). Zootaxa, 1345 : 1–96.
  • Vuorela, A. 2007. Exploring West Bengal for aquarium fishes. (English translation edited by Julian Dignall, uploaded on April 14, 2007). Shane’s World Geography Report .

Abstract Views: 649

PDF Views: 0




  • Catfish Diversity of West Bengal, India

Abstract Views: 649  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

S. S. Mishra
Fish Division, Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India
M. Chakrabarty
Fish Division, Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India
S. Kar
Fish Division, Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India
K. C. Gopi
Fish Division, Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, India

Abstract


The present paper deals with Catfish diversity of West Bengal. Taxonomic review of all the concerned publications reveals the occurrence of 86 species of Catfishes in this state. These species are listed in the present paper under their respective families along with their distribution.

Keywords


Catfish, Diversity, Taxonomic Review.

References