Puntius khohi

Puntius khohi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. khohi
Binomial name
Puntius khohi
Dobriyal, R. Singh, Uniyal, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, 2004[1]

Puntius khohi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in Puntius genus.[2] The species has been discovered in 2004, named and described by Dobriyal, R. Singh, Uniyal, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, Gharwhal university in Uttaranchal, India in 2004. The study and paper on Puntius khohi was published in journal of inland fish socitety the same year (2004). It was collected from a stream Sil Gad which originates form the western slopes of kalondanda south east of lansdowne in the foothills of himalaya.[3] The specific name 'kohi refers to the river in which the Sil Gad stream joins.[4][5]

Distribution

Puntius khohi is so for known only from Sil Gad stream it has its origin in the foothills of the Himalayas. There is a good chance of finding them in Khoh River as Sil Gad stream joins the Khoh river at Uttarakhand’s Pauri district.[6]

Description

The holotype HNBGUCP/Zool - 2004A was Found on the Sil Gad stream in the high altitude area of uttharanchal, in India. Puntius khohi is different from the rest of the Puntius species by many features . Unique features of this fish are one black spot on the caudal peduncle close to the base of caudal fin, a little black spot is present behind the operculum, a black shade can be found behind the operculum, another black spot under the dorsal fin which extent to the base of caudal fin, compared to other species the body depth is less than the head length which is the reverse in other species, dorsal fin is located close to the snout than the base of caudal fin, lateral line is complete and is little concave in nature, and a light color band is found above to the lateral line paralleled.[7][8]

color

Live fish is colored silvery with black markings on the lateral line scales and the lateral line is complete and is little concave with 28 scales and a light band above the lateral line. black markings are present in caudal peduncle, operculum and dorsal fin is black in shade.

Threat

Biodiversity of the river in which P.khohi is present is threatened by illegal fishing using poison.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://acquariofiliaconsapevole.it/pesci_puntius_khohi
  2. ↑ http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Puntius_khohi/classification/
  3. ↑ http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinidae4/ Khoh River tributary, Garwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal, India, type locality
  4. ↑ http://193.10.57.60/summary/Puntius-khohi.html
  5. ↑ http://www.myfishmaps.com/intl-fishing-maps/India/fishing-Water_Locations/Stream/Uttarakhand/Sil_Gad/
  6. ↑ Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2009) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of 2 July 2009., Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website).Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2009) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of 2 July 2009., Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website).
  7. ↑ http://www.ifsi.in/journal/finalUpload/36207.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/65140 Puntius khohi
  9. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/thousands-of-fish-die-in-khoh-river/article272198.ece

Further reading

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