Fish Fauna of D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas, Arunachal Pradesh, India Author Dam, Debashree Author Kumar, Anil text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2018 2018-06-26 118 2 162 162 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129065 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129065 2581-8686 13183805 13. Lepidocephalichythys annandalei Chaudhuri, 1912 1912. Lepidocephalus annandalei Chaudhuri, Rec. Indian Mus . , 7: 442 pl 40 figs 3, 3a, 3b ( Type locality-Rivers Tista and Mahananda). Common name: Annandalei Loach Material examined: 01 Ex. (Regd No. V/APFS/ZSI-P-506), Anchal Ghat, DWS.13.02.09 Distribution within NE: Arunachal Pradesh , Meghalaya , Manipur . Distribution within Arunachal Pradesh : All major drainages in Arunachal Pradesh . Special remarks: It was collected from a clear slow moving secondary stream of the Siang River although its natural habitat has been recorded to be clear swift stream with sandy bottom ( Talwar & Jhingran ). In the national level its status has been evaluated as LRnt and it is widely distributed in Arunachal Pradesh . It is similar to L. guntea and can be distinguished by the presence of two blackish spots or blotches in the caudal fin .