New fish species from Western Ghats
A unique syntopic species of small barb, Pethia sahit has been described by a team of ichthyologists including PhD student Unmesh Katwate and group leader Rajeev Raghavan in today’s issue of Zootaxa. read more →
New fish species from the Western Ghats
A new species of badid fish, Dario urops has been described from the Western Ghats of Kerala by PhD student VK Anoop and colleagues from the Natural History Museum, London and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune. read more →
New paper in Aquatic Conservation throws light on the exploitation of threatened freshwater fish for the pet trade
A new paper published in ‘Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems’ throws light for the first time the impacts of freshwater fish collections for the aquarium pet trade. With Dr. Rajeev Raghavan as the lead author and long time lab collaborators, Neelesh Dahanukar, Siby Philip and Anvar Ali as co authors, this paper looks at.. read more →
New paper from PhD student
Anoop VK published the first paper from his PhD thesis in Zootaxa discussing the taxonomic identity of three species of zodiac loaches. VK Anoop, N Dahanukar, A Ali & R Raghavan (2017) Taxonomy of the zodiac loaches, Mesonoemacheilus triangularis, M. tambaraparniensis and M. periyarensis endemic to the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4341.. read more →
New paper on sustainability of small-scale fisheries in Western Ghats
Small, least conspicuous fish species are targeted through subsistence fisheries in many regions of the world, but little is known about their population dynamics or exploitation levels. In the Western Ghats of India, part of a global biodiversity hotspot and an exceptional region of freshwater fish diversity and endemism, several small species of loaches are.. read more →
Publication in ‘Fisheries Research’ on involving stakeholders for developing research and conservation priorities for mahseer fishes of India
The mahseer (Tor spp.) of India are a group of potamodromous cyprinids currently facing numerous challenges in their native ranges including overfishing, pollution, and hydropower development. As a result of such challenges, four of the seven Indian species of Tor have been listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List, including two of the most.. read more →
New Stone Loach from Western Ghats
Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach, is described from the westward-flowing Astoli tributary of the Kali River system in the northern part of the Western Ghats, India. The species differs from its congeners in a combination of characters that includes: a single pair of maxillary barbels; a large eye, of diameter greater than.. read more →
New paper on the effectiveness of protected areas for freshwater dependent fauna in Western Ghats
More than half of Kerala’s endemic and threatened freshwater biodiversity occurs outside protected areas More than half of Kerala’s endemic freshwater-dependent fauna (fish, shrimp, crab, amphibians and odonates) occur outside the current Protected Area network, revealed a study published last week in the international journal – Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. The paper, a.. read more →
