Botia rostrata (Gunther, 1868)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748
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scientific name	Botia rostrata (Gunther, 1868)
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41. Botia rostrata (Gunther, 1868) View in CoL

1868. Botia rostrata Günther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 7: 367 (type locality: Bengal).

1932. Botia dayi Hora, Rec. Indian Mus., 34 (4): 571 (Mahananda at Siliguri, at base of Darjiling, Himalayas, West Bengal, India)

Common Name(s): Gangetic loach

Local Name(s): Pan ngoi (Nyishi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-632 , 1 ex., 91.3 mm, Ranga (Panyor) River, Rub village, downstream of ranganadi dam, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 18.iii.2013, B. Sinha & party .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Papumpare, East Siang, Lohit, Tirap; Assam, Darjeeling Himalayas, West Bengal, Meghalaya. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, China, Myanmar and Thailand.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater, demersal. Occurs in hill streams and mainstream rivers.

Remarks: New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Vulnerable