Lepidocephalichythys guntea (Hamilton, 1822)

Dam, Debashree & Kumar, Anil, 2018, Fish Fauna of D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 162-162 : 162-

12. Lepidocephalichythys guntea (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cobitis guntea . Ham. Fish. Ganges. pp. 353, 394 (Type locality – ponds and fresh waters of Bengal).

Common Name: Guntea Loach

Material examined: 04 Exs. (Regd. No. V / APFS / P 500 and 501) Sibia River near Borguli,DWS. 08.10.2006 and13.10.06 .

Distribution within NE: Throughout NE India. Distribution within Arunachal Pradesh: Almost all major drainages of Arunachal Pradesh.

Special remarks: This species is commonly found in all major drainages of Arunachal Pradesh. Its status has not been evaluated at the national level. This was collected from a flowing, clear secondary stream near Borguli area . This forms a good table fish in Arunachal Pradesh .