Punctius chola (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-

5. Punctius chola (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cyprinus chola, Hamilton, Fish. Ganges , pp. 312, 389, (Type locality, North Eastern parts of Bengal) .

Common Name: Swamp barb

Material examined: 02 exs. (Regd. No.V/APFS/P-504), Sigar Village, DWLS; 17.02.09.

Distribution within North East: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh: All major drainages of Arunachal Pradesh flowing through the foothills.

Special Remarks: The habitat of this species is shallow water in streams, canals and ponds. The specimens were collected from a puddle of water formed by the side of a slow moving stream. Its status has been evaluated as vulnerable at a national level but it is commonly found in all major drainages of Arunachal Pradesh flowing through the foothills. It can be easily identified by the presence of a deep black blotch present near base of caudal fin and the other at branched rays of dorsal fin.