A new record of Schistura reticulata from Myanmar with a note on fish diversity of Yu River
Author
Shangningam, Bungdon
Author
Kosygin, Laishram
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2022
2022-06-07
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journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v122/i1/2022/158031
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Schistura reticulata
(
Vishwanath & Nebeshwar, 2004
)
(
Figure 2
)
(
Neomacheilus vinciguerrae
(non Hora, 1935): Menon, 1987:
134
(Chindwin basin,
Manipur
,
India
).
Schistura reticulate
Vishwanath & Nebeshwar, 2004:
15
(4) 323-330, (
type
locality-Maklang,
Lokchao
and
Wanze
streams of
Manipur
,
India
,
Chindwin Basin
)
Material examined
:
37 exs, 35.0-
64 mm
SL,
Myanmar
,
Sagaing region
,
Tamu District
,
Yu River
near
Tamu
, 24˚13N 94˚19E,
21-22-xii-2018
, coll.
Shangningam
(ZSI FF8051)
.
Description
: Body slightly depressed and compressed anteriorly, more compressed posteriorly. Body entirely covered with embedded scales except on belly in front of pelvic fins. In predorsal area, scales widely scattered. On caudal peduncle, scales patially overlapping. Lateral lines complete with 84-102 scales. Axillary pelvic lobe present. No marked adipose crest on caudal peduncle. Largest recorded size
64 mm
SL
Dorsal fin with 3 simple and 8½ branched rays its distal margin straight. Pectoral fin with 1 simple and 10-11 branched rays, tip of fin situated between its base and pelvic-fin origin. Pelvic fin with 1 simple and 8 branched ray situated opposite vertical to the 3rd branched rays of dorsal fin. Anal fin with 3 simple and 5½ branched rays its longest ray not reaching caudal-fin base. Caudal fin forked with 8+7 branched rays.
Table 1.
Systematic checklist, common name, IUCN status and remarks of the fish fauna of Yu River, Myanmar
Common Name
|
IUCN status
|
Remarks
|
Phylum
CHORDATA
Subphylum
VERTEBRATE (CRANIATA) Super
class
GNATHOSTOMATA
Class
ACTINOPTERYGII
Division
TELEOSTEI
Subdivision
OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA
Order
OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
|
Family
NOTOPTERIDAE (Bleeker, 1859)
|
1.
Notopterus notopterus
(Pallas, 1769)
|
Bronze featherback |
LC |
Native |
Subdivision
OSTARIOCLUPEOMORPHA
|
Superorder
OSTARIOPHYSI
|
Order
CYPRINIFORMES
|
Family
CYPRINIDAE (Rafinesque, 1815)
|
Subfamily
CYPRININAE
|
2.
Neolissochilus stracheyi
(Day, 1871)
|
Mahseer |
LC |
Native |
Subfamily
BARBINAE
|
3.
Hypsibarbus myitkyinae
(Prasad & Mukerji, 1929)
|
LC |
Native |
4.
Pethia stoliczkana
(Day, 1870)
|
NA |
Native |
5.
Puntius chola
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Swamp barb |
LC |
Native |
6.
Puntius sophore
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Pool barb |
LC |
Native |
Subfamily
LABEONINAE
|
7.
Bangana devdevi
(Hora, 1936)
|
LC |
Native |
8.
Garra gravelyi
(Annandale, 1919)
|
NT |
Endemic |
9.
Garra
sp. 1
|
NA |
Native |
10.
Garra
sp. 2
|
NA |
Native |
11.
Garra
sp. 3
|
NA |
Native |
12.
Tariqilabeo burmanicus
(Hora, 1936)
|
LC |
Native |
13.
Labeo dyocheilus
(M’Clelland, 1839)
|
LC |
Native |
Subfamily
RASBORINAE
(Danioninae)
|
14.
Amblypharyngodon mola
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Molacarplet |
LC |
Native |
15.
Cabdio morar
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Morari |
LC |
Native |
16.
Devario deruptotaleae
(Ramananda & Vishwanath, 2014)
|
LC |
Native |
17.
Esomus danrica
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Flying barb |
LC |
Native |
18.
Opsarius barnoides
(Vinciguerra, 1890)
|
LC |
Native |
19.
Opsarius dogarsinghi
(Hora, 1921)
|
VU |
Native |
20.
Rasbora
sp
|
NA |
Native |
Family
PSILORHYNCHIDAE (Hora, 1925)
|
Common Name
|
IUCN status
|
Remarks
|
21.
Psilorhynchus magnaoculus
(Shangningam & Kosygin, 2021)
|
NA |
Native |
Family
COBITIDAE (Fitzinger, 1832)
|
22.
Acantopsis spectabilis
(Blyth, 1860)
|
23.
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Guntea loach |
LC |
Native |
24.
Pangio pangia
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Loach |
LC |
Native |
Family
BALITORIDAE (Swainson, 1839)
|
25.
Balitora burmanica
(Hora, 1932)
|
Burmese stone loach |
LC |
Endemic |
26.
Homalopteroids rupicola
(Prashad & Mukerji 1929)
|
LC |
Endemic |
Family
NEMACHEILIDAE (Regan, 1911)
|
27.
Schistura reticulata
(
Vishwanath & Nebeshwar, 2004
)
|
Loach |
EN |
Native |
28.
Schistura kangjupkhulensis
(Hora, 1921)
|
Stone loach |
EN |
Native |
29.
Schistura
sp.
|
Order
SILURIFORMES
|
Family
SISORIDAE (Bleeker, 1858)
|
30.
Glyptothorax yuensis
Shangningam & Kosygin, 2022
|
Catfish |
31.
Glyptothorax
sp 2
.
|
Catfish |
Family
SILURIDAE (Cuvier, 1816)
|
32.
Ompok bimaculatus
(Bloch, 1794)
|
Butter catfish |
NT |
Native |
33.
Pterocryptis
sp.
|
Family
CLARIIDAE (Bonaparte, 1846)
|
34.
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch, 1974)
|
Stinging catfish |
LC |
Native |
Family
BAGRIDAE (Bleeker, 1858)
|
Subfamily
Bagrinae
|
35.
Batasio affinis
(Blyth, 1860)
|
Catfish |
DD |
Native |
36.
Batasio
sp.
|
37.
Mystus pulcher
(Chaudhuri, 1911)
|
LC |
Native |
Subdivision
EUTELEOSTEI
|
Superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
|
Series ATHERINOMORPHA |
Order
CYPRINODONTIFORMES
|
Family
BELONIDAE (Collette, 2003)
|
38.
Xenentodon cancila
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Freshwater garfish |
LC |
Native |
Family
APLOCHEILIDAE
(M′ Clelland, 1838)
|
39.
Aplocheilus panchax
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Blue panchax |
LC |
Native |
Series PERCOMORPHA |
Order
SYNBRANCHIFORMES
|
Common Name
|
IUCN status
|
Remarks
|
Family
SYNBRANCHIDAE (Swainson, 1838)
|
40.
Monopterus javanensis
(La Cepède, 1800)
|
Swamp eel |
LC |
Introduced |
Family
MASTACEMBELIDAE (Swainson, 1839)
|
41.
Macrognathus morehensis
(Arunkumar & Tombi, 2000)
|
Eel |
LC |
Native |
42.
Mastacembelus armatus
(La Cepède, 1800)
|
Zig zag eel |
LC |
Native |
Order
PERCIFORMES
|
Family
BADIDAE
(
Barlow, Liem & Wickler, 1968)
|
43.
Badis ferrarisi
(Kullander & Britz, 2002)
|
LC |
Native |
44.
Badis
sp.
|
Family
GOBIIDAE (Cuvier, 1816)
|
45.
Glossogobius giurus
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Tank goby |
LC |
Native |
Family
ANABANTIDAE (Bonaparte, 1831)
|
46.
Anabas testudineus
(Bloch, 1792)
|
Climbing perch |
DD |
Native |
Family
OSPHRONEMIDAE (van der Hoeven, 1830)
|
47.
Trichogaster labiosa
(Day, 1877)
|
LC |
Native |
48.
T. faciatus
(Blotch, 1801)
|
LC |
Native |
Family
CHANNIDAE (Fowler, 1934)
|
49.
Channa gachua
(Hamilton, 1822)
|
Snakehead |
LC |
Native |
Mouth semicircular, lips moderately thick, upper lip with a very small median incision, with some slightly marked median furrows. Lower lip with a deep median incision, median lobes with 5-6 well marked furrows and rest of lip plain. Processus dentiformis present, but not prominent. No median notch in upper jaw, inner rostral barbel not reaching corner of mouth, outer one just reaching corner of mouth.
Sexual dimorphism
: Male with large suborbital flap. In females, ventral surface between pectoral fin rays having closely set minute tubercles.
Coloration
: Body yellowish brown with 17-29 dark brown bars, bars in front ofdorsal fin thin, thicker behind dorsal fin. Interspace of bars ½ bars width anteriorly, gradually becoming as wide as bars on caudal peduncle. Some bars in front of dorsal-fin origin split vertically into two (or more) as they extend from back to sides, sometimes very close or fused with adjacent bars. Bars behind dorsal fin not divided. Dorsal surface of head and snout densely spotted or uniformly dark brown. Dorsal fin with a black spot at base of simple and first branched rays. Branched dorsal rays with 1-3 rows of dark spots,caudal fin with 2-3 irregular v-shaped rows of spots, pelvic and anal fins with black marks in middle.
Distribution
:
India
:
Manipur
, Maklang, Lokchao and Wanze streams (Chindwin-
Ayeyarwady
drainage);
Myanmar
: Yu River,
Sagaing region
.
IUCN
status
: Endangered.