Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Raina, R. H., 2019, Exploration of Fish Diversity in the West Banas River, Banaskantha, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3) : -

7. Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822

1822. Chanda nama, Hamilton-Buchanan, Fishes of Ganges: 109, 371, pl. 39, fig.37 (type-locality: ponds throughout Bengal).

2013. Chanda nama, Kottelat, M. 2013 (22 Nov.) The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1-663.

Common name: Elongate glass-perchlet

Material examined: 4 exs., West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha , Gujarat, 11.xii.2017, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg. No. V/ 3626 .

Diagnostic characters: D VII + 1 15-17; A 111 15-17; P ii 11-12; V15. Body oval and strappingly compressed, mouth hefty with a protruding lower jaw; scales tiny, often unevenly arranged; lateral line with 100 to 107 scales.

Geographical distribution: Inhabits fresh and brackish waters, both in standing and running waters. Widely present in India.

Remarks: These small, bony, fleshy fishes are sold in masses along with other small fishes in the fish bazaars.

Summary

Seven species of fishes belonging to three orders and three families were recorded from the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district , Gujarat . This is the first attempt to describe fish diversity of West Banas River from Gujarat state .

Acknowledgement

Authors are greatly thankful to Dr. Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for providing required facilities to undertake the present work.