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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 6, Issue:2, February, 2017

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2017.6(2): 111-116
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.602.016


New Record of Chagunius chagunio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Kangsabati reservoir, West Bengal, India
V.Kumar*, Lianthuamluaia, U.K. Sarkar, C.M. Roshith, D. Panda, K.M. Sandhya, S. Kumari, P. Mishal, A. Roychowdhury and G. Karnatak
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Chagunius chagunio (Hamilton, 1822) was described based on specimens collected from Kangsabati reservoir, Damodar Basin, West Bengal. The species is described as a species of Chagunius with body elongated depth more than its head; mouth narrow and subterminal, barbels 2 pairs, longer than orbit; dorsal spine osseous, strong and recurved, its length is rather more than that of head, excluding the mouth; dorsal fin commences midway between the end of the snout and the base of caudal fin; scales small; lateral line complete and lateral line with 46 scales. Chagunius chagunio is described as a new record based on these collected specimens.


Keywords: Chagunius chagunio, Kangsabati reservoir, New record.

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Kumar, V., Lianthuamluaia, U.K. Sarkar, C.M. Roshith, D. Panda, K.M.S. Sandhya, S. Kumari, P. Mishal, A. Roychowdhury and Karnatak, G. 2017. New Record of Chagunius chagunio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Kangsabati reservoir, West Bengal, India.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(2): 111-116. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.602.016
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