245 lines
26 KiB
XML
245 lines
26 KiB
XML
<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e62814" ID-GBIF-Dataset="1f0f9876-276d-4641-b607-dc76bb7f15d3" ID-GBIF-Taxon="191979952" ID-Pensoft-Pub="2625-8498-71-517" ID-Pensoft-UUID="EB647266F34357809C5EB02D7BBD12E5" ID-ZooBank="D5FDD6A77D8E471FB1D2425C56DF597B" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:29930F6A-A87B-4C35-9ADA-9172A1739BFA" ModsDocID="2625-8498-71-517" checkinTime="1641857311922" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Kumkar, Pradeep, Pise, Manoj, Gorule, Pankaj A., Verma, Chandani R. & Kalous, Lukas" docDate="2021" docId="CFC5FED35D6259C49A1997E48114A6AB" docLanguage="en" docName="VertZool 71: 517-533" docOrigin="Vertebrate Zoology 71" docPubDate="2021-08-16" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e62814" docTitle="Indoreonectes rajeevi Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous 2021, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docUuid="29930F6A-A87B-4C35-9ADA-9172A1739BFA" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="4" id="EB647266F34357809C5EB02D7BBD12E5" lastPageNumber="517" masterDocId="EB647266F34357809C5EB02D7BBD12E5" masterDocTitle="Two new species of the hillstream loach genus Indoreonectes from the northern Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)" masterLastPageNumber="533" masterPageNumber="517" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" updateTime="1641863323700" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
|
||
<mods:mods xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
|
||
<mods:titleInfo>
|
||
<mods:title>Two new species of the hillstream loach genus Indoreonectes from the northern Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)</mods:title>
|
||
</mods:titleInfo>
|
||
<mods:name type="personal">
|
||
<mods:role>
|
||
<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
|
||
</mods:role>
|
||
<mods:namePart>Kumkar, Pradeep</mods:namePart>
|
||
<mods:nameIdentifier type="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-1899</mods:nameIdentifier>
|
||
<mods:affiliation>Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic</mods:affiliation>
|
||
<mods:nameIdentifier type="email">kumkarpradeep@gmail.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
|
||
</mods:name>
|
||
<mods:name type="personal">
|
||
<mods:role>
|
||
<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
|
||
</mods:role>
|
||
<mods:namePart>Pise, Manoj</mods:namePart>
|
||
<mods:affiliation>Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic</mods:affiliation>
|
||
</mods:name>
|
||
<mods:name type="personal">
|
||
<mods:role>
|
||
<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
|
||
</mods:role>
|
||
<mods:namePart>Gorule, Pankaj A.</mods:namePart>
|
||
<mods:affiliation>Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Tommaso Fiorelli 1, 09126, Cagliari, Italy</mods:affiliation>
|
||
</mods:name>
|
||
<mods:name type="personal">
|
||
<mods:role>
|
||
<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
|
||
</mods:role>
|
||
<mods:namePart>Verma, Chandani R.</mods:namePart>
|
||
<mods:affiliation>Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic</mods:affiliation>
|
||
</mods:name>
|
||
<mods:name type="personal">
|
||
<mods:role>
|
||
<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
|
||
</mods:role>
|
||
<mods:namePart>Kalous, Lukas</mods:namePart>
|
||
<mods:nameIdentifier type="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-1505</mods:nameIdentifier>
|
||
<mods:affiliation>Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic</mods:affiliation>
|
||
</mods:name>
|
||
<mods:typeOfResource>text</mods:typeOfResource>
|
||
<mods:relatedItem type="host">
|
||
<mods:titleInfo>
|
||
<mods:title>Vertebrate Zoology</mods:title>
|
||
</mods:titleInfo>
|
||
<mods:part>
|
||
<mods:date>2021</mods:date>
|
||
<mods:detail type="pubDate">
|
||
<mods:number>2021-08-16</mods:number>
|
||
</mods:detail>
|
||
<mods:detail type="volume">
|
||
<mods:number>71</mods:number>
|
||
</mods:detail>
|
||
<mods:extent unit="page">
|
||
<mods:start>517</mods:start>
|
||
<mods:end>533</mods:end>
|
||
</mods:extent>
|
||
</mods:part>
|
||
</mods:relatedItem>
|
||
<mods:location>
|
||
<mods:url>http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e62814</mods:url>
|
||
</mods:location>
|
||
<mods:classification>journal article</mods:classification>
|
||
<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e62814</mods:identifier>
|
||
<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-Pub">2625-8498-71-517</mods:identifier>
|
||
<mods:identifier type="ZooBank">D5FDD6A77D8E471FB1D2425C56DF597B</mods:identifier>
|
||
<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-UUID">EB647266F34357809C5EB02D7BBD12E5</mods:identifier>
|
||
</mods:mods>
|
||
<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="191979952" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:29930F6A-A87B-4C35-9ADA-9172A1739BFA" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/CFC5FED35D6259C49A1997E48114A6AB" lastPageNumber="517" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="nomenclature">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/29930F6A-A87B-4C35-9ADA-9172A1739BFA" authority="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous, 2021" authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi" status="sp. nov.">Indoreonectes rajeevi</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="517">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mouth of Indoreonectes species, in ventral view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1070, 33.5 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi holotype (BNHS FWF 1071, 38.5 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.8 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017. 11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 2 mm. Red arrows in C points to conspicuous black markings on lower lip in I. rajeevi." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578100" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Figs 4</figureCitation>
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Cleared and stained specimens of Indoreonectes showing vertebral column and insertion of dorsal fin, in lateral view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1068, 43.8 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi (BNHS FWF 1074, 36.2 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi (BNHS FWF 1090, 35.1 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017.11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 5 mm. Note that vertebral column of I. neeleshi is malformed in caudal region." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578101" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">, 5</figureCitation>
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Cleared and stained fifth ceratobranchials showing dentition pattern, in dorsal view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1068, 43.8 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi (BNHS FWF 1074, 36.2 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi (BNHS FWF 1090, 35.1 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017. 11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578102" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">, 6</figureCitation>
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Indoreonectes rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL) (A) in life, in lateral view; preserved in lateral (B) dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views. Sides reversed in A and B." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578104" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
, 8 Common name:
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rajeev’s">Rajeev's</normalizedToken>
|
||
hill stream loach
|
||
</figureCitation>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="holotype">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Holotype.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL, India: Maharashtra, Hiranyakeshi River, Krishna river system, Amboli (
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="15" direction="north" minutes="58.02" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="15.967">15°58.02'N</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="74" direction="east" minutes="0.66" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="74.011">74°0.66'E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
, ca 692 m a.s.l.), coll. P. Gorule and A. Gorule 23 Oct. 2017.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="paratypes">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Paratypes.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">BNHS FWF 1082-1092, 11 ex., 26.4-36.3 mm SL, same data as holotype. Paratypes BNHS FWF 1090 (35.1 mm SL), 1091 (33.0 mm SL) and 1092 (35.2 mm SL) used for clearing and staining.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="diagnosis">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be distinguished from all congeners by having maxillary barbel reaching the posterior border of operculum (vs. not reaching); presence of conspicuous black marking on the lower lip of mouth (vs. absence).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is further distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="I." lsidName="I. keralensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" rank="species" species="keralensis">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">I. keralensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having long nasal barbel reaching middle of eye (vs. short nasal barbel barely reaching anterior margin of eye); dorsal-fin origin vertical from pelvic-fin base (vs. posterior to vertical at pelvic-fin base); dorsal-fin insertion between neural spines of 12th and 13th abdominal vertebrae (vs. between 13th and 14th); presence of a dark brown to black spot on base of first dorsal-fin ray and distinct spots on dorsal side of head (vs. absence); spots on cheek below eye absent (vs. present); total vertebrae 36 (vs. 35).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="I." lsidName="I. evezardi" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" rank="species" species="evezardi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">I. evezardi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having inner rostral barbel reaching anterior margin of eye (vs. reaching middle of nostril); absence of dorsal hump behind nape (vs. presence); dorsal fin origin at vertical from pelvic-fin base (vs. posterior to vertical at pelvic-fin base); caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep (vs. deeper than long); caudal peduncle bar not divided into two spots (vs. divided); total vertebrae 36 (vs. 35).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="I." lsidName="I. telanganaensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" rank="species" species="telanganaensis">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">I. telanganaensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by lacking spots on cheek below eye (vs. spots present); absence of dorsal hump behind nape (vs. presence); caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep (vs. as long as deep).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="I." lsidName="I. neeleshi" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" rank="species" species="neeleshi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">I. neeleshi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having inner rostral barbel reaching anterior margin of eye (vs. reaching middle of nostril); absence of dorsal hump behind nape (vs. presence); dorsal-fin insertion between neural spines of 12th and 13th abdominal vertebrae (vs. between 13th and 14th); caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep (vs. as long as deep); lateral bars narrower than inter-bar spaces (vs. wider); total vertebrae 36 (vs. 35).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Description.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
General morphology is shown in Figure
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Indoreonectes rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL) (A) in life, in lateral view; preserved in lateral (B) dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views. Sides reversed in A and B." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578104" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">8</figureCitation>
|
||
; morphometric data are provided in Table
|
||
<tableCitation captionStart="Table 1" captionStartId="T1" captionText="Table 1. Morphometric data of Indoreonectes evezardi topotypes (BNHS FWF 299 - 300, 1068 - 1070, BNHS FWF, WILD- 17 - PIS- 350 - 359), I. neeleshi holotype (BNHS FWF 1071), paratypes (BNHS FWF 1072 - 1080) and I. rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081) and paratypes (BNHS FWF 1082 - 1092). Mean, standard deviation (sd) and range of new species include holotype." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/2B5732FB6C0DEF5BD7D03FE1D812DDF9" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" tableUuid="2B5732FB6C0DEF5BD7D03FE1D812DDF9">1</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption doi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578104" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" start="Figure 8" startId="F8">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Figure 8.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL) (
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">A</emphasis>
|
||
) in life, in lateral view; preserved in lateral (
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">B</emphasis>
|
||
) dorsal (
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">C</emphasis>
|
||
) and ventral (
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">D</emphasis>
|
||
) views. Sides reversed in A and B.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Body sub-cylindrical, elongate; head and anterior part of body almost cylindrical; body laterally compressed posteriorly; pre-dorsal outline slightly convex, gradually rising up to dorsal-fin origin, no hump behind nape; post dorsal outline straight up to base of caudal fin; ventral profile almost straight. Caudal peduncle as deep as long or slightly longer. Lateral line present, incomplete, short, ending above middle of adpressed pectoral fin. Scales minute.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
Head small, about one fifth of SL. Snout round, its length more than one-third of head length. Eye dorsolaterally positioned, closer to tip of snout than to posterior margin of operculum, its diameter about 14-20% HL. Mouth semi-circular, with thick fleshy lips, lower lip interrupted medially by a deep groove with conspicuous black markings on the either side of the groove (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mouth of Indoreonectes species, in ventral view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1070, 33.5 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi holotype (BNHS FWF 1071, 38.5 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.8 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017. 11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 2 mm. Red arrows in C points to conspicuous black markings on lower lip in I. rajeevi." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578100" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">4C</figureCitation>
|
||
). Barbels four pairs. Two pairs of rostral barbels, inner rostral barbel extending to anterior margin of eye, outer rostral barbel reaching posterior margin of eye; Maxillary barbel longest, originating at vertical from nostril, reaching posterior border of operculum. Nasal barbel well developed, reaching middle of eye.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Dorsal-fin origin at vertical from ventral-fin origin; slightly closer to caudal-fin base than tip of snout, its posterior margin rounded, with 3 (12) simple and 7 (12) branched rays. Pectoral fin slightly shorter than head length; with 1 (12) simple and 9 (12) branched rays. Pelvic fin with 1 (12) simple and 7 (12) branched rays. Anal fin with 3 (12) simple and 5 (12) branched rays. Caudal fin rounded, 8+9 (1) or 9+9 (11) principal rays. Dorsal procurrent rays 12(8) or 14(4) and ventral procurrent rays 6(10) or 7(2).</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
Total vertebrae 36 (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Cleared and stained specimens of Indoreonectes showing vertebral column and insertion of dorsal fin, in lateral view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1068, 43.8 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi (BNHS FWF 1074, 36.2 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi (BNHS FWF 1090, 35.1 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017.11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 5 mm. Note that vertebral column of I. neeleshi is malformed in caudal region." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578101" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">5C</figureCitation>
|
||
) with 17 (3) abdominal and 19 (3) caudal vertebrae. Dorsal fin insertion between 12th and 13th abdominal vertebrae. Fifth ceratobranchial (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Cleared and stained fifth ceratobranchials showing dentition pattern, in dorsal view. (A) Indoreonectes evezardi (BNHS FWF 1068, 43.8 mm SL), (B) I. neeleshi (BNHS FWF 1074, 36.2 mm SL), (C) I. rajeevi (BNHS FWF 1090, 35.1 mm SL) and (D) I. keralensis (KUFOS. 2017. 11.217, 36.1 mm SL). Scale bar 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578102" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">6C</figureCitation>
|
||
) with single row of 14 to 18 small curved teeth with pointed tips; anterior teeth longer than posterior.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="colouration">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Colouration.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
In life (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Indoreonectes rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL) (A) in life, in lateral view; preserved in lateral (B) dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views. Sides reversed in A and B." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578104" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">8A</figureCitation>
|
||
), background colour golden yellow; with umber-coloured irregular vertical bars on lateral and dorsal side of body, lateral and dorsal bars usually separated from each other or rarely continuous; lateral bars narrower than inter-bar spaces; lateral complete bars 14 (4), 15 (2), 16 (3) or 17 (3); lateral incomplete bars 5 (4), 6 (3), 7 (2), 8 (2) or 11 (1). Head dorsally studded with dark brown spots; no spots on cheeks below eye. Caudal peduncle bar continuous. Dark brown to black spot on base of first dorsal-fin ray; dorsal fin membrane hyaline with three rows of black spots on rays. Pectoral, ventral and anal fins hyaline, lacking spots; caudal fin membrane hyaline, with three to four rows of dark-brown spots on rays. Ventral surface without any markings. In preservative (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Indoreonectes rajeevi holotype (BNHS FWF 1081, 45.76 mm SL) (A) in life, in lateral view; preserved in lateral (B) dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views. Sides reversed in A and B." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578104" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">8B-D</figureCitation>
|
||
), colouration similar to that in life, but faded.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Etymology.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">The species name honours Rajeev Raghavan from Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India, for his remarkable contributions to the understanding of the Systematics and Evolution of Indian freshwater fishes.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="517" type="habitat">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Habitat and Distribution.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
was found in a slow-flowing clear stream with boulders, pebbles and mud as major substratum. Co-occurring fish species includes
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Parapsilorhynchus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Parapsilorhynchus" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Parapsilorhynchus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp.,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Schistura" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Schistura" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Schistura</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp.,
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar" authorityYear="2012" class="Actinopterygii" family="Balitoridae" genus="Balitora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Balitora laticauda" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laticauda">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Balitora laticauda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1844" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Rasbora" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rasbora dandia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dandia">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Rasbora dandia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Sykes" baseAuthorityYear="1839" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Garra" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Garra mullya" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mullya">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Garra mullya</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Currently,
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Kumkar & Pise & Gorule & Verma & Kalous" authorityYear="2021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Indoreonectes rajeevi" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rajeevi">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">Indoreonectes rajeevi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is known only from its type locality in the Hiranyakeshi tributary of east flowing Krishna River at Amboli, Maharashtra, India (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Type localities of species of the genus Indoreonectes in southern Peninsular India." figureDoi="10.3897/vz.71.e62814.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/578096" pageId="0" pageNumber="517">1</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |