MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 98

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1 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 98 I I I I

2 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 98 ON A COLLECfION OF FISH FROM BAST AR DISTRIcr~ MADHYA PRADESH A. K. KARMAKAR AND A. K. DATTA Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta ~~i:{1f ~~~ Edited by the Directol\ Zoolog/cal Survey of Indal 1988

3 Copyright, Government of ImJ'ia 1988 Published February, 1988 PRICE: Inland Rs Foreign: 3.00 $ 4.50 Printed at The Pooran Press, 21, Balaram Ghose Street, Calcutta and Produced by the Publication Division & Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, C..alcutta.

4 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION Occasional Paper No Pages : 1-50 CONTENTS Pages INTRODUCTION 1 ABBREVIATION USED 1 LIST OF FISHES FROM BASTAR 2 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT 9 DISCUSSION ON ZOO-GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 46 SUMMARY 48 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 48 REFERENCES 48

5 INTRODUCTION The natural history of the fishes occurring in Bastar district in Madhya Pradesh, Indlia are being presented Gn this paper. Systematic account on fishfs of Bastar is not much known! 'except the referenqe 01 Hora (1938). During tlre period field! sur.veys in Bastar district were conducted and representative exampllis of fi'sh from th'e. localities detailed! in the list of collrecting stations were collected. The, present paper deals on the aforesaid material which comprises ] 00 species belonging to 45 genera and 19. familiies. Of these, two ~peciesj viz., Ciupis01110 bastari and Panthls saberi have belen established (Datta and! Ka.rnlakar, 1980, 1981). Dubey and Mehra (1.959) worked on the fish and fisheries of Chambal river and listed! 71 species of fishes. Hora (1938) reported 13 species of fishes from Bailadila rang~j Bastar d~s:trict. Hora (1940) described 43 species of fislhes from the headwaters of th'c, Mahanadi river, Raipur district, Central Provinces. Hora and Nair (1941) report~d 40 species of fishes fronl the Satpum range, Hoshang.a bad distrj;ct~ Ce.ntral Provinces. Soltli (1959, 60) found 35 sp'ecies of fisihes in Bhopftl lower lake and 43 spec~es of fishes in Bhopal upper lake respectively. Menon (1951) discuss~di on the role of l East~rn Ghats in the distribution, of Malayan fauna and flora to peninsular India. The present fish collectjons were made in the head waters of Godavari and Mahanadi River Systems, namely, Indravati river, Saberi rjver, Mahanadi, Dudlhnadi ~nd Kukri (Boor) river. Collections were also made molll lakes, tanks and! othe,r watennasses. TIre general topography of the area is nlainly mount'ainous intersected with rivers and rivulets. The valleys are undulating with dry, m~xed, deciduous fo[est'es consisting mainly of Sal. Teak, Mahua, Tamalrind', Tendu t Jamun, Mango, Peepal, Palm, Balnboo, Babbul and valri'ous kinds of creepers. The undcrcanopp consists of grasses (ghonar, kusad). The fernlite mounds are very COlnmon in the forest. A. K. K.-A. K. Karmakar ABBREVIATION USED M. H. & Party-Me Hafeezullah & Party T. K. C. & A. K. K.-T. K. Chatterjee &.~. K. Karnmkar D. P. S. & Party-D. P. Sanyal & Party

6 2 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 LIST OF COLLECTING STA TIONS 1. Mahanadi river at Charama. 2. Mahanadi river at Lakbanpur.. 12 kms. south of Charama. 3. Dudhnadi river and tanks at Kankel. 4. K'eskal, 30 lans. south of Kanlrer. 5. Korar, 29 kills. north-west of Kanker. 6. l'anks at Kondagaon. 7. Kukri (Bhor) r.iver at Borgaon, 25 kms. north of Kondagaon. 8. Pharasgaon, 30 lans. north of Kondagaon. 9. Narainpur, 51 klns. west of Kondagaon. 10. Tanks at Bastar village, 18 kms. north of Jagdalpur. 11. Indravati rive,f, Dalpatsagar and tanks at Jagdalpur. 12. Confluence of Indravati and! Narangi river and tanks at Lohandliguda. 13. Indravati rive.r at Chi,trakot, 7 kms. west of Lohandiguda. 14. Tanks at Barsur. 15. Indravati river at Budhg;hat, 8 kms. north-~~st of Barsur. 16. G e.edam, 22 kms. south of Barsur. 17. Bailadila,- 53 kins. south-west of Geedanl. 18. Chintapally, 46 kms. north-west of Bijapur. 19. Tanks at Bhopalpatnam. 20. Indravati river, 8 kms. west of Bhopalpatnam. 21 Sa be,ri river at Sulana. 22. Tank at Pujaripal village" 23- kms. north-east of Sukma. 23 Sabui river at Konta. 24. Sa be,ri river at Dondra, 3 kms. north of Konta. * LIST OF FISHES FROM BASTER Class Subclass OSTEICHTHYES ACTINOPTERYGII '" (The general classification of fishes adopted in the list is that of Greenwood el al 1966).

7 KARMAKAR & ])ATTA Collection of (ish Iro111 Bastar District 3 DIVISION II Suprerorder Order Suborder Family OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES NOTOPTEROIDEI NOTOPTERIDAE 1. Notoplerus notopterus (Pallas) DIVIS[ON III Supre.rorder Ord~r Suborde,r Falnily Subfamily OST ARIOPHYSI CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINOIDEI CYPRINIDAE ABRAMIDINAE 2. Oxygaster bacaila (Hamilton) 3. O. clupeoides (Bloch) 4. Salmost0111a plzulo philio (HamHton) Subfamily RASBORINAE 5. BarililiS harila (Hamilton) 6. B. burna (Hamilton) 7. B. hendelisis (Hanlilton) 8. B. evezardi (Day) 9. B. gatensis (Valenciennes) 10. Barilills vagra (Hamilton) 11. Danio (Danio) aequipinnatus (McClelland) 12. D. (D.) devario (Hamilt'on) 13. D. (D.) neilg/terriensis (Day) 14. ESOl1lllS danrica (Hamilton)

8 4 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Occ. PAPER No., Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton) Subfamily CYPRININAB 16. Anlblypharyngodon nlicrolepis (Bleeker) 17. A. mola (Hamilton) 18. Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton) 19. ('atla calla (Hamilton) 20. Cirrhinlls fulungee (Sykes) 21. C. nzarigala (Hamilton) 22. C'. reba (Hamilton) 23. Crossocheilus latius latius (Halnilton) 24. GarTa gotyla gotyla (Gray) 25. G. nluliya (Sykes) 26. Labeo angra (Hamilton) 27. L. boga (Hamilton) 28. L. boggut (Sylres) 29. L. calbasu (Hamilton) 30. L. dyocheilus (McOellandl) 31. L. fimbriatus (Bloch) 32. L. gonius (Hamilton) 33- L. pangusia (Hamilton) 34. L. porcellus (Heckel) 35. L. rohita (Hamilton) 36. Osteobranta cotio peninsuiat;s (Silas) 37. Osteobrama vigors;; (Sykes) 3R. Parapsilorhynchus tentacu[ajus (Annandale) 39. Puntius amphibius (Valenciennes) 40. P. arenatus (Day)

9 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District P. arulius aruuus (J'e"sdon) 42. P. chola (Hamilton) 43. P. conchonius (Hamilt'onJ) 44. P. curmuca (Hamilton) 45. P. dorsalis (J'erdon) 46. P. gelius (Hamilton) 47. P. kolus (Sykes) 48. P. melanostigma (Day) 49. P. phutunio (Hamilton) 50. P. pinnauratus (Day) 51. P. saberi Datta & Karmakalf 52. P. sarana sarana (Hamilt'on) 53. P. sophore (fl-<lmilton) 54. P.. ti'cto (Hamilton) 55. P. vittatus Day 56. Tor khudree (Sylres) 57. T tor (Hamilton) Fa.mily CoBITIDAE 58. Lepidocephalus (Lepidocephalichthys) guntea (Hamilton) 59. L. (L.) thermalis (Cuvier & Valenciennes) 60. Noemacheilus botia (Hamiton' 61. N. dayi Hora 62. N.. evezardi Day 63. N. denfsonii Day Ord~l Family 64. Mystus bleekeri (Day) 65. Mystus cavasius (Hamilton) SILURIFORMES BAGRIDAE

10 6 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No M. 1110ntanus (l'erdon) 67. M. vittatus (Bloch) 68. Aorichthys aor (Hamilton) 69. A. seenghala (Sykes) 70. Rita kuturnee (Sykes) 71. R. rita ( Hamilton) Family SILURIDAE lpok bimaclilatus (Bloch) 73. WallaRo attu (Schneider) Family SCHILBEIDAE 74. Cilipisom bastari Datta & Karmakar 75. C'. garua (Hamilt'on) 76. C. 1110ntana Hora 77. C. prater; Rora 78. Pseutieutropills atheri'noides (Bloch) 79. Silonia childreni (Sykes) Family SISORIDAB 80. Bagarius bagarills (Hamilton) 81. Glyptofhorax dekkanensis (Gunther) Family 82. Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus) Family 83. Heleropnellstes tassilis (Bloch) Subord~.r Family CLARIIDAE HETEROPNEUSTIDAE EXOCOETOIDEI BELONIDAB 84. XeJlentodoll cancila (Hamilton) Sup:erorder ACANTIIOPTER'" GIl Order CHANNI FORM ES Family 85. Channa gachlla (Hamilfon) CHANNIDAE

11 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar Dks!rict C. 111arulius (HamiltOn) 87. C. punctata (Bloch) Order Suborder Family SYNBRANCHIFORMES SYNBRANCHOIDEI SYNBRANCHIDAE 88. Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) Orcretf PERCIFORMES Suborder PERCOIDEI Family 89. Chanda nama (Hamilton) 90. C. Tanga (Hamilton) Family 91. Badis badis (Hamilton) 92. Nandus nandus (Hamilton) Family CENTROPOMIDAE NANDIDAE CICHLIDAE 93. Tilapia mossambica (Peters) Subor<k.r MUGILOIDEI Family MUGILIDAE 94. Rhinonlugil corsula (Hamilton) Suborder GOBIOIDEI Family GOBIIDAE 95~ Awaous stamineu$ (Valenciennes) 96. Glossogobills giuris (Hamilton) Suborder ANABANTOIDEI Family 97. Anabas (e.studineus (Bloch) Orded Family 98 lyl astacelnbelus arlnatus (LeC'ep',:de) 99. M. pancaius (Hamilton) 100. iyacrognathus aculeatum (Bloch) ANABANTIDAE MASTACEMBELIFORMES MASTACEMBELIDAF.

12 TABLE-l Data Oil 1lumber of species il1. each family from following sources 00 Q'\ Family Total Indravati Saberi Mahanadi Dudhnadi Lake Tank River River River River ~ N otopteridae Cyprinidae ~ ~ Cobitidae ~ ~ Bagridae Siluridae U Schilbeidae ~.. Sisoridae Clariidae 1 1 z Heteropneustidae I-t Belonidae 1 1 ~ Channidae ::> ~ Synbranchidae 1 1 Centropomidae ~ Nandidae N Cichlidae 1 1 U ~ Mugilidae 1 1 ~ Gobiidae Anabantidae 1 1 Mastacembelidae TOTAL , c The fish fauna of Represe1ltative Rivers, Lakes and Tanks of Bastar..

13 KAR1\1AKAR & DATfA Collection of fish from BastaT District 9 TABLE-2 Fish Fatnilies Represented ill Tropical Freshwate,. Name of families South America Mrica Asia Notopteridae (-) (+) (+) Cyprinidae (-) (+) (+) Bagridae (-) (+) (+) Siluridae (-) (-) (+) Scb.ilbeidae (-) (+) (+) Sisaridae (-) (-) (+) Oariidae (-) (+) (+) Heteropneustidae (-) (-) (+) Belonidae (+) (-) (+) Channidae (-) (+) <+) Synbranchidae (+) (+) (+) Centropomidae (+) (+) (+) Nandidae (+) (+) (+) Cichlidae (+) (+) (+) Mugilidae (+) (+) (+) Gobilidae (+) (+) (+) Anabantidae (.-) (+) (+) Mastacembelidae (-) (+) (+) SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT Subclass ACTINOPTER YGII DIV-ISION II Sup'e.rorder Order Suborder Family OS1"'EOGLOSSOMORPHA OS~rEOGLOSSIFORMES NOTOPTEROIDEI NOTOPTERIDAE 2

14 10 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce. PAPER No. 98 Notopterus llotopterus (Pallas) Gynulotus Ilotoplerus Pallas Sped/ Zoo/., 7: 40, pl. 6, fig. 2, (type-locality,? Indian Ocean) Notopterus kapirat, Lacepede, Rist. Nat. Poiss, 2: 190. '-+----~2c! I~------~------~~ 1 : Map of Basta! District showing collecting stations and drainage pattern Material : (i) 1 ex., 99 nun, Jagdalpur Market, Coli. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78 (ii) 1 ex., 120 mm, Lohandiguda Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (iii) 4 exs., 80 lum-170 mm, Dalpatsa~r, Jagdalpur, CoIl. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78~ (iv) 2 exs., 170 Inm-206 mm, Tank at Kanker, Coll.A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (v) 2 exs., 125 mm & 150 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, ColI. M.H. & Party~ 2. iv. 79. (vi) 5 'exs., 228 mm-280 mm, Tank at Barsur, CoHo M.H. & Party,

15 KARMAKAR & DATIA : Collection of fish from Bastar District iv 79. (vii) 1 ex., 235 mm, Kapabera Dam, Kondagaon, Call. 'f.k.c & A.K.K., 21.. xi. 79. (viii) 1 ~X., 110 mid, Ba.iladila, 53 km. South-west of Qedam!, CoIl. D.P.S. & Parry, 4. vi. go. Distribution : India, Pakistan, Banglad~sh, and Indonresia. Burma, Thailand, Malaysia Dlv'ISION III S uperolrder Ord~,r Subordrtf Family Subfamily OSTARIOPHYSI CYPRINIFOR MES CYPRINOIDEI CYPRINIDAE ABRAMIDINAE Oxygaster bacaila (Hamilton) Cyprillus bacailll Hamilton, Fish Ganges,. 26S t 384, pi., 8, fig. 76, (typelocality, freshwater rivers of all Gangetic provinces) Oxygasler bacaila, Silas, J. Bonlbay nat. Hisl Soc. SS (1) : 61. Material: (i) 4 exs., 101 Inm-121 nlnl, Jagdalpur Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 2 'exs., 55 rom-108 mm, Lohand:guda Market, Coli. A.K.K. 7. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 83 min & 116 mm, Kanker Ma.rket, ColI. A.K.K, 19. vii. 78. (iv) 2 'exs!' 95 mt1ll & 97 mm, Mahanadi rive.r at Charama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii., 78. (v) 2 'exs., 99 nlfll & 100 mm, Tank at Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & PartYll 13. iv. 79. (vi) 12 'e.xs., 44 mm-81 nlm, Saberi riw~ at Konta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (vii) 6 ~xs., 66 n1d1-106 Dl'm., Tank at Kondagaolll, CoIl. 1'.K.C. & A.K.K., 20. xi. 79. (viii) 1 'ex., 110 mm, Kapabera Da.m, Kondagaon, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 26. xi. 79. D!stributioll : North India (Gan~.s Brahmaputra and Indus), Orissa (Mahanadi), North of Krishna r2ver systeul, Madhya Pradesh. Al,so Pakistan and Banglacresh. '-'

16 12 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA., Oce. PAPER No ~5 ~o tanaba NY IOAE 28AGRIOAE. 1BELONIOAE I..CENTROPOMIOAE 5CHANNIOAE GCICHLIOAE 7.CLARl[OAE 8C08lTIOAE SCYPRI N] OAE 1 D.G08II DAE l1.het EROP"'EU5TI OAE t2mastacem8eli OAE llmugiuoae t i..nanoi DAE 15.NOTOPTERIOAE t6.schtl8eioae t7.silurloae t8.sisuridae 19SYN8RANCHIDAE t G 7 8' 9 )0 ) n I:' 16 J7 IS 19 GRAPH I. RELAIIVE ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES IN DIFFERENT FAMILIES Oxygaster clupeoides (Bloch) Cyc";IlUS cillpeoides Bloch, Naturges A uslalld Fische, 12 : 49, pi. 408, fig. 2 (type-locality, Tranquebar) OJ),gasler c/upeoides, Misra, Rec. Indian MilS., 57 : 140. lviaterial: (i) 1 ex., 98 mm., Indravati riv'e,r at Jagdalpur, ColI. A.K.K., 9.vii.78. (~i) 8 exs., 87 mm-125 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, ColI. A.K.K., 8.vii.78. (iii) 3 ~xs, 95 mm-164 mm., Saberi,river at Konta, ColI. A.K.K., 12.vii.78. (iv) 1 'ex., 131 mm, Tank at Pujlripal village, ColI. A.K.K., 14.vii.78. (v) 1 'ex., 121 mm, Dudhnad~ at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 19.vii..78. (vi) 2 'exs., 119 nun-124 mm, Charama Tank, Charama, ColI. A.K.K., 20.vii.78. (vii) 10 exs., 100 mm-126 mlm, DalpatSagar, Jagdalpur, 2-3'.iv.19. (viii) 43 'exs., 98 lllm-116 nun, Jagdalpur Market, Co~l. M.H. & Party, 4.iv.79. (ix) 2 'exs., 127 mm &,1155 mm, ConflU:~d1ce of River Indravati with Narangi river. Coll. T.K.C. & A.K.K. 8.xi.79. (x) 12 ~;xs.~ 47 nun- 96 mnl, Saberi river at' Konta, CoIL. ~r.k.c. & A.K.K.. 14.xi.79. (xi) 5 'e,xs., 81 mm-120 mnl', Pharasgaon Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19.xi.79. (xii) 1. ex. 120 nlnl, Mahanadi river at Charama, Coli. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23.xi.79.

17 KAR11AKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 13 Distribution: India, Also Bumla. Freshwaters of Cutch Barod3, Madhva Pradesh, Southern,. SaImostoma pbuio pbuio (Hamilton) Cy pl'illus phulo Hamilton, Fish Ganges, 262, (type locality, rivers and ponds of north-eastern parts of Bengal) Salmostoma phulo phulo, Banarescu, Rev. Roum. Bioi. Zool., 13, No.1; 5. Material: Party, 5.iv.79. Distribution: 1 ex., 97 mm, Indravati river at Jagdalpur, ColI. M.H. & W'est Bengal, Madhya Pradesh Assam. Also Bangladesh. Remtlrk: Lateral line Scales : 75. Subfamily RASB,ORINAE Barilius balila (Hanlil ton) Cypl'illuS barila Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 267, 384, (type-loc"jlity, northern Bengal) Barilius barila Day, Fauna Br. India Fish, 1 : 348. l\tlaterial: (i) 2 exs., 76 mm & 100 lllm, Kank~4 Market, Call. A.K.K., vii.78. (ii) 2 'exs., 66 mm & 77 mm, Lakhanpur Marke.t, ColI. T.K.C' & A.K.K., 24.xi.79. (iii) 18 ~!Xs.~ 60 lnm-94 mm, Saberi river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16.xi.79. (iv) 7 'exs., 30 mm-36 mnl, D'lldh Nadiat Kankc,f, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 25.xi.79. Distribution: Northern India, Madhya Prad1~sh. Also Bangladesh and Burma. Barilius barna (Hanlil ton) Cyprillus barlla Hal11Uton, Fish, Ganges, 268, 384, (type-locality,,ramuna and Brahmaputra) Barilus barna, Day, Fauna Dr. India, Fish, 1 : 350. Material: (ii) 1 ex, 77 mm, Bastar village Market, Call. A.K.K., 6.vii.78. (il) 105 'ejcs., 48 mm-98 mtlll, Saberi river at Konta, Call, T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi.79. Distribution: Northern India, Madhya Pradesh. Also Burma.

18 1-f. I~EC ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Occ. PAPER No. 98 BariIius bendelisis (Hamil ton) Cyprillus belldelisis Hamilton, Journey in Mysore, 3 : 345, pi. 32, (typelocality, Vedawati Stream, headwaters of the Krishna near Herium, Mysore) Bari/ius bcndelisis, D'ay, Fauna Br. India Fish, 1 : 347. Material: (i) 1 ex., 102 m,m, Korar Marke,t 2 CoIl. A.K.K., 17.vii.78. (ii) 1 'ex., -60 mm~ Saberi river at Sulana, Call. A.K.K., 13.vii.78. (iii) 1 ex., 123 mm, Dudh Nadti at Kanke.r~ CoIl. A.K.K., 19.vii.78. (iv) 4 'exs., 67 mm- 86 mnl, Indravati riv'~.r at Jagdalpur, ColI. M.H. & Part1y, 5.Jv.79. (v) 7 exs., 57 mm-108 mm, Indravatli rive,r at Budhgnat, ColI. M.H. & Party. lo.iv.79. (vi) 4 ej{s., 70 mm- 140 mm, Lakhanpllr MarIret, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 24.xi.79. (vii) 25 ~xs., 68 mnl-i30 rnm, Kanker Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K xi.79. (viii) 99 exs.~ 35: mm-71 mm, Dudh Nadi at Kanlrer, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 25.xi.79. (ix) 5 'exs., 70 mm-105 mm, Saberi river at' Konta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16.xi.79. Distrlblltion: Throughout India. Also Pakisfan, Nt1P'l1 and Bangladesh. Barilius evezardi Day 1872 Barilius cvezardi Day, JOllrll. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. n : 326, (typelocality, Poona). Material: 11 exs., 67 mm-92 mm, Lakhanpur Market, ColI. 'T.K.C. & A.K.K., Distribution: Mahamshtra and Madhya Pradesh. Barilius gatensis (Valenciennes) LellCiscus gatellsis Valenciennes, Rist. nat. Poiss., 18: 309, pi (type-locality, Western Gha.ts) Barilills gatcllsis, Day, Fauna Br. Indio, Fish, 1 : 349. Material: 16.xi ex., 53 mm, Saberi! river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A K.K., Distribution: Fre,shwaters of Peninsular Ind~" Coorg, Mvson"., Western Ghats. Travancore Cochin, Malabar, Nilg~ris and Madhya Pradlt"'sh. Barillus vagra (Hamilton) Cypr;pus vagra Hamilton, Fish. Ganges: 269, 3&5, (type-locality, Ganges at Patna) Dari/ills l'agl'a, Day, Fauna B,.. India Fish, 1 : 345'.

19 KAR~-1AKAR & DAT1A : Collection of fish fro111 Bastar District 15 Material: (i) 4 exs., 52 mm-92 mm, Kanker Market, Call. A.K.K viJ~.78. (ii) 7 'exs., 52 mm-95 mm, Dudh Nadi at Kanke,f, ColI. A.K.K., 19.vii.78. (iii) 1 'ex., 48 mim, Tank at Kank(?~, Call. A.K.K., 20.vii.78. DistJ"ibution : S:nd-Hills, all along the Hinlalayan and Sub-Himalayan rivers, Assam and Madhya P1radesh. Danio (Dario) aequipinnatus (McClelland) PerUal11pUS aequipinnalus McClelIand, Asiat. Res., 19(2) fig. 1, (type-locality, Assam). 393~ p1. 60, Dallio aequip;l1llatus, Day, Fauna Br. India Fish., 1 : 356, fig Danio (Danio) aequipinnatus, Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishes of Illdia, A Handbook : Material: (i) 1 ex., 72 mml, Indravalti river at Budhghat, CoHo M.H. & P:arty, 10. iva 79. (iii) 1 ex., 45 tnrn, 5 km. north-west of P.W.D. Rest Hou~, Barsur, Co]l. D.P.S. and,party, 2. vi. 80. Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, BaJ!gladesh, Burnla anrl Thailand. Danio (Danio) devurio (Hamilton) Cyprinus devario Hamilton, Fish~ Ganges : 341, 393, pi. 6, fig. 94, (tyre.. locality, rivers and ponds of Bengal) ]Janio devario, Day, Fau1la Br. India Fish." Danio (Dallia) devario, Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishes of India A Handbook : 80. Mate,rial : (i) 1 ex., 57 mm, Pharasgaon Market, Call. 'f.k.c. & A.K.K xi. 79. (ii) 1 ex., 65 mm, Maha,nadi river at Cha:rama, ColI. T.K.C & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Northern India, Eastern India, Madhya Pradesh, Southern India. Also Nepal. Danio (Danio) neilgherriensis (Day) Paradanio neilgherrie1nsis, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond (type-locality, Rive'-s on the Neilghcrry Hills) Dallio neilj(lze,.,.iensis, Gunther, Catal, vii : 283, Danio (Dania) neilgherriensis, Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishl'S of India, A Handbook,

20 16 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce. PAPER No. 98 Material : 1, ex., 56 mm, Indravati river at Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 14. iv. 79. Distribution : Rivers on: the Neilgherry and Madhya Pradesh. Esomus danrica (Hamilton) Cyprillus d(lflrica Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 325, 390, pi. 16, fig. 88, (type.. locality, ponds and ditches of Bengal) Esol1luS dallricll, Shaw and Shebbeare, J. Asiat') Soc. Beng., 3 : 29. Material : (i) 16 exs., 49 mm-60 mm, Jagdalpur Fish Market, CoIL A.K.K, 5. vii. 78. (ii) 13 exs., 35 mm-67 mm, l'anks at Bastar village, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 3~ exs., 46 mm-61 rom, Bastar village ~1arket, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 47,mm, Lohandiguda Market, ColI. A.K.K.. 7. vii. 78. (v) 1 ex., 52 mm, Tank at Jagdaipur, ColI. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (vi) 1 ex.~ 50 mm, Saberi river at Konta, CoIl. A.K.K., 12. vii. 78. (vii) 19 exs. 42 mm-53 mm, Saberi river at Sukma~ ColI. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (viii) 5 exs., 53 mml-54 mm, Tank at KanJrer, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ix) 7 exs., 42 mm-49 nlm, Mabanadi river at Chrurama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (x) 2 exs., 57 ~m & 58 mm, Indravati river at Budhghat, ColI. M.H. & Party, 10. iv. 79. (xi) 35 exs., 25 mm-46 mm, Confluence of River Indrava;ti with Narangi river, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8. xi. 79. (xii) 105 exs., 31 mm-46 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 25. xi. 79. Distribution : Freshwaters of Assam, W. Bengal, E. Pun jab, Uttar.. Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh.. Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Ahmedabad. Also Pakistan, Ba,ngJadesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Thajland. Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton) Cyprillus dalliconills Hamilton. Fish. Ganges : 327, pi. 15. fig. 89, (typelocality, rivers of southern Bengal) Rasbora dall icoll ius, Day. Fauna Br. India Fish., 1 : 336. Material : (i) 24 exs., Jagd~lpu:r Market, ColI. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 95 nun. Tank at Bastar village, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 7 exs., 48 mm-69 mm, Dalpa'tsagar, Jagdalpur, ColI A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 4 exs., 63 rnm-78 mnl l, Kvrar Market, Coll. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (v) 7 cxs., 37 mnl-83 mm, Tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vito 78. (vi) 3 cxs., 60 mnl-124 mm, Bhopalpatnam Talao, Bhopalpat.nam, ColI. M.H. & party, 13. iv. 79. (vii) 6 exs., 71 mm-85 mm, Dalpa.tsagar, Jagdalpur~ Coli. M.H. & party, 2. iv. 79. (viii) 9 exs., 67 mm-113 mm, Pharasgaon

21 KARJ\1AKAR & DAITA : Collection of fish fro111 Bastar Dis/rict 17 Market~ ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (ix) 2 exs. 55 mm--60 illm~ Saberi river at Konfa, CoIL T.K.C. & A.K.K., 14. xi. 79. (x) 11 exs.~ 56 mm-108 mm, Banda Tank, KOl1ldagaon, Call. T.K.C. & A~.K.K.~ 20. xi. 79. (xi) 1 ex., 94 mnl, BaIla1JHa, 53 knl. fcuth-west of Geed?m~ Call. D.P.S. & party, 4. vi. 80. Distribution : India 1 'Ihailand. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma and Anlhlypbaryngodon Inicrolepis (Bleeker) Leuciscus l11icro/epis Bleeker, Batal'. Genoots.cll. Verlland, xxv, Beng. ell. Hind. p AnlblypharYllgodoll nlicro/epis Day, Fauna Br. India Fish., 1, p Materlal : (i) 1 ex., 78 mm, tank at Bastar village, Call. A.K K.. 6. vii. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 58 ruml, Bastar Fish Market, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (i"i) 6 exs., 63 mm-74 mm, tank at Kanker, Call. A.K.K., 16. vii. 7~. Distribl!tion : Rrom Hooghly through Orissa and dow:n the Coromandel coast to Madras, and Madhya P.radesh. Amhlypbaryngodon nl0la (Hamilton) G'yprillll.\' nloia Hamilton, Fish. Gallges : 334, 3-92, pi. 38, fig. 92, (typelocality, ponds and freshwater in every part of the Gangeti\~ provinces) AIIlblyplzaryngodoll Inola, D ay, Fauna Br. India Fish., 1 : 291, fig Materal : (i) 16 exs., 47 mm-69 nlm, Jagdalpur Fish Market, CoIL A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 4 exs., 69 nlnl--73 mm, Lohandiguda Market. ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ill) 4 cxs., 55 mm-70 mm, Tank at Jagdalpur, ColI. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 3 exs., 45 mnl-54 Innl, Saberi river at Sulmta, ColI. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (v) 5 exs.~ 69 mm-80 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 19. v:i. 78. (vi) 2 exs., 68 mm, & 75 mm. tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (v;i) 6 exs., 73 mm-sl mm. Mahanadi river at Charama, Call. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (viii) 6 ex5., 61 Inm-80 mnl, D'alpat s 3 g,a r, 2' km. from Jagdalpur Circuit House, Call. M.H & Party, 2-3. iv. 79. (ix) 1 ex., 66 mm, lndravati riv~r at Jagdalpur. ColI. M.H. & Party, 5. iv. 79. (x) 85 exs., 25 mm-38 mml, confluence of River Ind.ravati with Narangi river at LohandJguda, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8. xi. 79. (xi) 10 exs., 45 mm-85 mm, Mahanadi riv~r at Charama, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (xii) I ex., 64 mnl, Saberi 3

22 18 I{Ec. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce. PAPER No. 98 river at Konta, ColI. r.k.c. & A.K.K., 13. xi. 79. (x.iii) I ex., 94 mm, Bailadila, 53 km. south-west of Geedam, CoIl. D.P.S. & Party, 4. vi Distribution : India except Malabar. Also Pakistan, Ban.gladesh and Burma. Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton) ] 822. Cypdllils I1lUra,. Hamilton, Fish. (;anges : 264, 384, pi. 31, fig. 5, (type- 1ocality, Yamuna and Tista rivers) Aspidoparia 1110NIr Day, Fauna Br. India Fish. 1 : 338, fig Material: (i) 1 ex., 95 mm, Saberi river at Konta, ColI. A.K.K., 12.vii.78 (ii) 2 cxs" 63 mm & 73 n'jrn, Mahanadi river at Charama, CoIl. A.K.K., 2.0. vii. 78. (ih) 3 exs., 55 mnl-86 Inm, Chotanalla (connected \vith Maha.. nadi river) at Ola,ranla. ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : F.reshwaters of all the India.11I states except 1he westtern coast and localities south of the Kistna river. Also Nepal, Pakistan BangIa.. desh and Burma. Catla catla (Hamilton) Cypril1us calla Hamilton. Fish. Gallges : 287, 318, 387, pi. 13, fig. 81, (type-locality, rivers and tanks of Bengal) Calla Ctilla, Saw and Shcbbeare, 1. Asiat. Soc. Bellg., 3 : 44, pi. 5, fig. 9, text-fig. 40. Material: I ex., 290 mm, Geedam Market, Coli. M.H. & Pa:rtYt 8. iv. 79. Distribution : Northe.r.t1 and Eastern India, Madhya, Pradesh. Also Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. (also introduced into the Cauvery in Peninsular India,). Cirrbinus fulungee (Sykes) Cholldroslonra /ulullgee Sykes, Trans. zool. Soc., Lond., 2 358, (typ~locality, Poona waterways) Cirrhina /ulungee, Day. Fauna Br. India Fish.) 1 : 280. Material ~O. vii. 78. I ex., 78 mm, Mahanadl river at Chararna, Coll. A.K.K, Distrihlltioll : F:reshwaters of Poona., Southern India and Madhya Pradesh. Remark : Lateral line scales 41; 2 barbels.

23 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish fro111 Bastar District 19 Cirrhinus mrigala (Han1ilton) Cyprinus ml'igala Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 279, 389, pi. 6, fig. 79, (type.. locality, ponds and freshv.ater rivers of the Gangetic provinces) Cil'rhillllS 111l'igaia Day, Fauna BI'. India Fish., 1 : 278. Material : (i) 1 ex., 74 mmj, Jagdalpur Market, coli. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. {ii) 1 ex., 175 mm, Charama Tank, Charama, call. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (iii) 1 ex, 102 mm, Tank at Kanker, call. A.K.K., 20. v.ii. 78. (iv) 1 ex.~ 250 nlm, Tank at Bhopalpatnam, call. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (v) 1 ex., 120 mm, Saberi river alt Konta, call. T.K.C., & A.K.K., 14. xi. 79. Distribution : Northern, Eastern and Southern India, Bombay. Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Also Cirrhinlts reba (Hamil ton) Cyprillu:; reba Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 280, 386, (type-locality, rivers.h!d ponds of Bengal and Bihar) Cirrhillus reba Day, Fauna BI'. India Fish., 1 : 279, fig. 96. Material : (i) 6 exs., 83 mm-156 mml, Kanker Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iri) 1 ex., 96 mnl, Kora~r Market, call. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (iii) 5 exs., 96 mm-145 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, CoIl. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (iv) 9 exs., 82 mm-l08 mm, Mahanadi river. at Cha1rama, Call. A.K.K.~ 20. vii. 78. (v) 45 exs., 98 mm-248 rnm, Indravati,rdver at Bhopalpatnam,. ColI. M.H. & Party, iv. 79. (vi) 4 exs., 290 mm-3ryo mm, Tank at BarsUlr, Call. M.H. & Party, iv. 79, (xii) 2 exs., 230 mm & 240 mm~ Kukri (Bhor) r.iver at Borgaon, CoH. 1.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (viii) 20 exs., 66 mm-88 mm, Saberi river at Konta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K'9 i4. xi. 79. (ix) 7 exs., 95 mm-320 nan, Saberi river at Dondra. 3 km. from Konta, Coli. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. Distribution and Thailand. Througboat Ir:dia. Crossocheilus latius latlu8 (Hamilton) Also Pakistan, Banlgladesh, BUI n Cyprillus latius Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 345, 395, (type-iocahty, R. Tlsta). 1860" Crossocheilus lalius, B.leeker, lchth~ Arch. Ind. Prodr., 2 : 110. Moterial : (i) 2 exs., 107 nlm & 108 mm, Kanker Market, Call. A.K.K vi'. 78, (ii) 4 exs., 120 mm-202 mm, Indravati riv~r at Jagdalpur, Coil. M.H. & Party, 5.. iv. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 45 mnl, Indravati river at Budhghal. Coil. M.H. & Party, 10. iv. 79. (iv) 16 exs. 53 mm n1.. Saberi river at Konta. ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79.

24 20 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 Distribution : Bombay, portion of the wes~ern ghats, Kaimur hills, Gangetic Wa.tershed of the Himalaya.s, Assam, Madhya Pradesh. Also Burma. Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray) Cyprillus gotyla Gray, Ill. Ind. Zool., 1, pi. 88, fig. 3, 3a Garra gotyla Hora and Mukherjee, Rec. Indian Mus., 38 : 144. Material : (i) 1 ex., :00 mm, Bhopalpatnam ta]ao, BhQpalpat.nam, ColI. H.M. & party1 13. iv. 79. (ii) 1 ex., 98 mm. Bailadila, 53 km. South-west of Geedam, Coli. D.P.S. & party, 4. vi. 80. Distribution : All alo.ng the Himalayas, Chota Nagpur and Vindhya Satpura mountains of the Indian Peninsula. Also upper Burma. Garra mullya (Sykes) Chondrostoma 1nul/ya Sykes, TrailS. zool. Soc. Lond., 2 : 359, pi. 62, fig. 3. (type-locality, the Beenla river at Dounde) Garra Mullya Hera, R~c.; Indian Mus., Calcutta, 22 : 658. Material : (i) 22 exs., 75 rem-l.l2 lllm, Lakhanpur Market (Mahanadi Collection), ColI. l.k.c. & A K.K., 24. xi. 79. (ii) 3 exs., 78 nud-112 mm, Pharasgaon Market, Coil. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (iii) 2 exs., 123 lllm-184 lllnl~ Bastar Village Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 110 mm, Indravati river at Jagdalpur, Coil. M.H. & party, 5. iv. 79. Distribution : Freshwaler's of UUlr Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Kathiawar, Bombay, Poona, Dwlali, Karnataka, Malabar, Travan -core-cochin. Labeo angra (Hamilton) Cyprillus allgra Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 331, Labeo allgra, IJay, Fish. India : , pi. 128, fig. 2. Material : (i) 68 exs., 55 l11l11r-100 lllm, Saberi r:ver at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (ii) 1 ex., 120 mm, Mahanadi river ~lt (~harama, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Assam, \Vest B~ngal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.

25 KAR!\1AKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 21 Labeo boga (Hamilton) Cyprinus bog!l Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 286, 386, p1. 28, fig. 80, (typclocality, R. Brahmaputra) Labeo boga, Day, Fauna Br. India Fish., 1 : 269. Material : (i) 1 ex., 224 nun, Karar Ma'rket, ColI. A.K.K., 17. VII. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 268 mm, Kanker Market, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iii) 85 exs., 60 mm-117 mm, Saberi rivei1 at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. Distribution : OrIssa, Assam, Madhya Pradesh. Also Burma and Eas!ern Nepal. Labeo boggut (Sykes) Chond,.osloma bogg.jt Sykes, TrailS. Zool. Soc. Land., 2 359, (typclocality, Poona water-ways) Labeo boggut, Day, Fauna Br. India Fish., 1 : 269. Material : (i) 2 exs, 128 mm & 130 mm, Kanker Marlre'-, CoHo A.KJ<., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 49 exs., 62 mm-90 mm, Slb~ri river at Konta, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (iii) 2 exs., 82 tnm & 86 nlm, Pharasgaon Market, CoIL T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (iv) 72 exs., 9S mrn-120 nun, Mahanad: ri~r at Charama, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Freshwater's of E. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Ahmedabad, Cutch, Bombay, D~ccan, Paona, Deolali, Tamil Nadu. Also Pakistan, Bangladesh and MaIays:a. Relnark : In the examples collected from Kanker Market the h.ead is 5.3 & 5.S. respectively in total lelngth. In one spec~men of the same locality the lower half of the tail fin is shorterj than the upper half. Labeo calbasu (Hamilton) Cyprillus calbasu Hamiltcn, Fish. Ganges : 297, 389, pi. 2, fig. 33, (typclocality, Bengal) Labeo calbasu, Day, Fauna. Br. India. Fish., 1 : 259, fig. 93. Material : (i) 1 ex., 286 mnl, Kanker Market, Coli. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 17 exs., 97 mml-300 mm, Saberi river a.t Dondra, 3 km. fronl Konta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 365 Innl, Kukri (Bbor) river at Borgaon, Call. T K.K. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. Distribution : Ind 'a J PJkistan, Banglad~sh, Burma, Thailand and also South-China.

26 22 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce PAPER No. 98 Labeo dyocheilus (McClelland) Cypr;nus dyocheilus McClelland, Asiatic Res., 19 : 268, 330, pt. 37, fig Labeo dyocheilus, Day, Fish. India : , pi. 130, fig. 1. Material : (i) 2 exs., 75 film & 84 mm, Saberi river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K xl. 79. (ii) 2 exs., 155 lllm & 180 mm, Saberi ri'ver at Dondra, 3 km. fronl Konlta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. Distribution : S;.nd hills, along the Himalayas to Sikkim and Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Labeo fimbriatus (Bloch) Cyprillils fil11briaills Bloch. Ielllh., 12 : 50, pi. 409, (type-locality, Madras) Laheo fil11hriatus, Day~ Fauna Br. India, Fish., 1 : 258. Material (i) 3 exs., 122 f111n-239 mnl, Indravati river at Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (ii) 21 exs., 153 mm- 305 mnl, 'Saberi river at Dondra, 3 knl. from Konta l Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. Distribution : Freshwaters of E. Punjab~ Uttar Madhya Pradesh, Southern India, Deolali, Poona, Pakistan. Pradesh, Ahnledabad. Orissa. Also Labeo gonius (Hamilton) C'ypr;lIl1S KOllilis H~lJnilton, Fish. Ganges: 292, 387, (type locality, Bengal) Laheo gonills Day, F (11111 a BI". India, Fish. 1 : 261. Material : (i) 1 ex., 275 mnl~ Kanker Market, CoIl A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 3 exs., 101 mnl-107 mml, Saberi at Dondra, 3 knl from Konta. Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 110 mnl.. Mahanadi river at Charanla, Call. A.K.K. & T.K.C., 23. xi. 79. Distriblltioll : Northern India. Madhya Pradesh. and Burnla. Also Bangladesh Rel11ark : In the spec~nlen collected from Kanker Market : D 15: Ll 74, Ltr. 121/101, Barbels 1 pair, Rostral & Maxillary barbels absent. In the specimens coltected from Saberi river the Ll scales range from

27 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fi5h /r0111 Baslar District 23 Labeo pangusia (Hamilton) Cypr;nus pallgusia Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 285, 386, (type-locality, R. ~Kosi) Labeo pallgusia, Day, Fauna Br. Illdia, Fish, 1 : 266. Material : 64 exs., 60 mm-89 nl,ln, Saberi fiver at Konta, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 13. xi. 79. Distributi'On : The Ganges and BI ahnluputra Hihnlayas, and Madhya P'radesh. drainace '- systenl of Labeo porcellus (Heckel) Tylogllatlzus porcellus Heckel, in llugels Kashnzir, iv 38S Labeo porcel/us, Day, Fish. India : 539, pi. 128, fig. 1. Material : 1 ex., 360 mm, Kukri (Bhor) river at Borgaon, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi,. 79. Distribution : Poona, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh. Labeo rohita (Hamilton) Cyprilllls rollila Hamilton, Fish. G allges : 30), 388, pi. 36, fig. 85, (typ~locality, Gangetic provinces) LlIheo rollilo, Day, Fauna Br. India, Fisll., 1 : 262. Material : (i) 1 ex., 138 nlm, Korar Market, ColI. A.K.K.~ 17. vii. 78. (ii:) 6 exs., 162 mm-193 mm, Geedam Market, Call. M.H. & Party, 8. iv. 79. Distribution : Throughout no[thern India, Madhya Pradesh. Also Pakistan, Bangladesh and. Burma (Introduced jnto S. India for ~llltl1ral purposes). Osteobrama cotio peninsularis (Silas) Cypriltus colia, Halnilton, Fish. Ganges: 339, p. 39, fig. 93, (type-locality, Bengal) Osteobralna colio pellillsu/aris Silas, Proc. Nat. Illst. Sci. l"dia, 18 : Material : (i) 1 ex., 49 mnl, Lohandiguda Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ii) 3 exs., 59 mm-65 mm, Sab~ri river at KOllta, Coli. A.K.. K., 12. vii. 78. (iii) 10 exs., 53 mln-71 mnl, Korar Market, ColI. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (iv) 10 exs., ffi--88 n1nl, Kanker Market, ColI. A.K.K., vii. 78. (v) 4 exs., 65 nlm-84 mnl, Dudhnadi at Kanker,

28 24 REe. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce PAPER No. 98 CoIl. A.K.K, 19. vii. 78. (vi) 1 ex., 68 mm, Tank. at Kanker, CoIl. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (vii) 2 exs., 76 m:mr-84 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, CoIl. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (viii) 1 ex., 70 mm, Tank at Barsur, ColI. M.H. & Palrty, 11. iv. 79. (ix) 4 exs., 46 mm-52 mm, Saberi river at Konta, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (x) 1 ex., 60 mnl, Cho!analIa, 1 km. from P.W.D. Rest House, Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 20. xi. 79. (Ai) 3 exs., 57 ltiln-66 mm, Mahanadi river at Charam,a, ColI. T.K C & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. [>istribut;nl1 : Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Praaesh. Also BeuQladesh and Pakistan. '-' Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes) Rohtes l'igorsii S~ kes, Trails. zool. Soc. Lond., 2 : 364, pi. 63, (typeloca1ity! the Beema river ~t Pairgaon) Osfeohranla l'irors;i, Day, Faulla Br. Indiia, Fish.., 1 : 341. Material : (i) 1 ex., 161 mm. Koral' Malrket, ColI. A.K.K" 17. vii. 78. (ii) 2 exs., 182 nun & 191 Dlm, Kanker Market, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 76 mm, Tank a.t Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (iv) 5 exs., 58 Inm-167 mnl, Mahanadi riv~r at Cbarama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (v) 19 exs., 110 mm-is5 nlm, Indravati river at Bhopalpatnam, Coll. M.H. & Party, 14, iv. 79. (vi) 83: exs.. 55 Dlm-153 mm, Mahanadi river at Charalna, ColI. T.K.C. &. A.K.R., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Freshwaters of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Southern India, Poona, Deolali and the Kistna Jnd the Kistna and Godavari riivers. Puntius amphibius (Valenciennes) Capoela anlphibia Valenciennes, Hist Poiss., 16 : 282, r1. 478, (type locality. Bombay) PUlltius anlphibia, Misra, Rec. Indian.WJls., 57 : 15t. Material : (i) 2 exs, 74 Dlm & 110 D1Dl, Tank at Lohand"guda, ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ii) 2 exs., 60 tnm & 84 mm, Kanlrer Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 60 mnl, Tank at Kankcr, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (iv) 2 exs.. 90 nlm & 106 lnnl, Charama Tank. Charama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vh. 78. (v) 1 ex., 66 mnl, Indravati river at Jagdalpur.. CoIl. M.I-I. & Party,S. iv. 79. (vi) 80 exs., 40 mill-52 mdl, Lohandiguda Marke.t, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79'. (vii) 21 exs., 49 mnl-90 n1n1, Mahanadi river at Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (viii) 63 exs., 49 nlm-72 n1<m. Saben river at Kon~a, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., i3-i6. xi. 79.

29 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collectlon of fish fronl Bastar Dis/rict 25 (ix) 16 exs., 60 mm-,"'!1 mm, Pbarasgaon Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K.~ 19. xi. 79. (x) 21 exs., 55 mnl-86 mnl, Tank at Ko.ndagaon, (~oll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 20. xi. 79. (xi) 4 exs., fll-71 mm, Chotanalla (connecting Mahanadi river) at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. Xl. 19. Distribution : Freshwaters of Uttar Pradesh. Orissa, Tam ~l Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Trava.ncOIre Cochin, Bombay, Wester:n Cost of lnd!a. A]so Sri IJanka. Puntius arenatus (Day) Barbus arella/us Day, Fish. India : 5i4, pl. 142, fig. 7, (type locality, Madras) PUl7tius arellatus~ Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishes of India. A Handbook : 99. Material : (i) 13 exs., 58 mm-122 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, Coll~ M.H. & Party, 3. iv. 79. (il) 20 exs., 54 mnl-74 mm, Kapabera Dum. Kondagaon, Call. T.K:rC. A.K.K., 21. xi. 79. Distribution : Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. Puntius arulius (J erdon) Systomus ai'll/ius and rllbrotil1ctus, Jerdon, M..l.L. and S q. PUlllius aruiius, Day, Pro-c. Zoo/. Soc. : 294. Material 1 ex., 47 mm, Saberi '.river at Konta, CoHo A.K.K vii. 78. Distribu,tioll : Wynaad and Neilgherry range of b~ns and the riv~r3 at tbeir bases~ and at least as fa.r sou:h as Cottayam in Travancore ~ also in 1he Cauvery and Madhya Pradesh. Puntius chola (Hamilton) Cypr;lllis chola Hamilton, Fish. Ga1lges : 312, 389, (type locality, northeastern parts of Bengal) PUlltius chola Menon, A. check-list Of Fishes of the Hinla1c,YQIl and tile Indo-Gangetic Plains : Material : (i) 3 exs., 101 IIlIIlr-115 mnl, Dalpatsagatr. Jagdalpur, CoIL A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 123 mm. Indmvati river at Jagda1pur, ColI. M.H. & Party, 5. iv. 79. (iii) 3 exs. 122 mm-l24 mm, Tank at Barsur t CoIl. M.H. & Pa11ty, 11. iva 79. (IV) 1 ex., 70 Innl, Saberi river at KOllta, CoIL T.K.C. & A.K.K., 13. xi. 79\. (v) 34 exs., 47 mm-85 mnl, Tank at Kondagaon, Call. T.K.C. & A.K:K., 20. xi. 79. (vi) 1 ex.. 55 mm. Maha.- 4

30 26 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, DeC. PAPER No. 98 nadi river at Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (vii) 1 ex., 105 mm, Chintapal1i~ 46 kms. no[th-west of B:japur, ColI. D.P.S. & Pa rty, 10. vi. 80. Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Puntius concbonius (Hamilton) Cyp,.illuS collchvnius Hamilt,oD, Fish. Ganges : 317, 389, (type locality, north-east Bengal and rivers of Kosi and Ami) PUll/illS cvllcholl"llsj Misra, Rec. Indian Mus., 57 : 152. Material : (i) 3 exs., 53' mnl-65 mm, Jagdalpur Market, C'oll. A.KK., 5. vii. 78. (H) 5 exs., 35 mm-42 mbastar village Malrket, CoIl. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 10 exs., 54 mm-76 mm, Dalpl,t sagar, Jagdalpur, CoIl... \.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 2 exs., 46 lnm & 62 mm, Tank at Pujaripal village, ColI. A.K.K., 14. vii. 78. (v) 6 exs., 45 mnl-67 mm" Tank: at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 16 & 20. vh. 78. (VI) 1 ex., 54 lllm, Mahanadi river at Charamu., CoH. A.K,K., 20. vii. 78. (vii) 20 exs., 58 mm-88 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, ColI. M. H. & Party, 2-3. jv. 79. (viii) 3 exs., 38 mm-52 mm, l ank at Ba:rsur, ColI. M.R & Party, 9. tv. 79. (ix) 7 exs., 40 mm m, Indravati river at Budbghat, ColI. M. H. & Party, 10. iv. 79. (x) 35 exs., 22 mm~65 mm, Confluence of RiveJr Indravati with Narangi river at Lohandiguda, Coli. T.K.C. & A.K.K., ~-9. xi. 79. (xi') 3 exs., 45 mm-52 mm, Saberj at Konta, CoIl. f.k.c. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (xii, 46 exs., 2.3 mm-40 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 25. xi. 79t. (xiii) 11 exs., 33 mrn-53 nlm, Mahanadi at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & ~-\.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (xiv) 80 exs., 42 mm-' 60 mm, Lakhanpur Market, C'oll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 24. xi 79. (xv) 12 exs., 33 mm-59 Inrn, 2 CXS., Lohandiguda Market, ColI. T.K.C,. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (xvi) 46 mm-57 mm, Bail,tdila, 53 kin. South-west of Geedam, CoIl. D.P.S. & Party, 4. vi. 80. Distribution : Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesb, Punjab, Southern India. Also Bangladesh and Pakistan. Pontius curmuca (Hamilton) Cyprillus curnlllca, Hamilton, Journey Mysore. 3 : 344, pl. 30, (type-locality, Western Ghats of India) PUl7lius currlluca, Misra, Rec. Indian Mus., 57 : 153. Material : 9 exs., 67 mm-130 mnl, Indravati river at Budhgbat, ChIt. M:IJ. & Party, 10. iv. 79.

31 KAR MAKAR & DATTA : Collection 0/ fish Ironl Bastar District 27 Distribution Freshwaters of 1iravanhore-Cochin, Western Ghats and Madhya ~adesh. Puntius dorsalis (J erdon) Systolnus dorsalis and? (ristis, Jcrdon, M. 1. L. and Se. : 314, PUlltilll dorsalis, Jayaranl, The Freshwater Fishes of India, A Handbook, : 100. Material : 2 exs., 1,18 mm & 124 mm, Kapabar'a ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 21. x~. 79. Dam, Kondagaon. Distribution : Kurnool, Karnataka, throughout Tamil Nadu as low as the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers, Madhya "Aradesh. Also Sri Lanka. Puntius gelius (Hamilton) Cypr;llus gelius Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 320, 390, pi. 145, fig. 3, (type locality, north-east parts of Bengal) PUlltius gelius, Menon, A Check-list of.fishes of tile Hanul;"iyan alld the Indo-Gangetic Plains, 39. Material : (i) 2 exs., 35 Jll1ll & 38 mm, Indravati river at Jagdalpur, CoIl. A.K.K., 9. vii. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 45 mm, Tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. Distributioll : Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam. Madhya "Aradesh.. Also Bangladesh. Puntius kolus (Sykes) BlII'bus kolus Sykes, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond., 2 : 357, pi. 62. fig. 1) (type: locality, Mota mola river, 8 miles east of Poona) PUllt;us kolus Misra, Rec. IndialloJ Mus., 57 : Material : (i) 1 ex., 76 nlm, Jagdalpu~ Market, Coll. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 4 exs., 50 mm-77 mnll, Indravati r.iver at Jagdalpur, ColI. M.I-I. & Patty,S. iva 79. (iv) 1 ex., 217 In In, Confluence of river Indravati with Narangi river at Lohandiguda, C.oll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (v) 9 exs.. 72 mm-t20 mm, Soberj river at Konta, Coli. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. (vi) 4 exs., 1014 mnl--290 Innl, Sare r.j. river at Dondra. 3 km. from Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & f\ K.K., 16. xi. 79. Distribution : Freshwaters of Madhya P1cadesh, Deolali. Southern fndia and throughout Kistna!, Tungabhadra and Godava'ri rivers. Also Ma1clysia.

32 28 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 Puntius melanostigma (Day) Systolnlls carllaticlls, Jerdon, ~fadras" J. Lit. Science, : BarbuJ melallostigma Day, Fish. India : , p1. 143, fig Punt;us me/allostigma, Jayaram, 7 he Freshu'ate,. Fishes of India, A Handbook: 101. Material : (i) 1 ex., 79 mm, Kanker Market, Coll. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 2 exs., 93 ldlffi & 96 null, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (iii) 12 exs., 55 mm-73 mm, Pharasgaon Market, Call. T.K.C & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. Distribution : Wynaad hills in Mala.bar, Bowany river, Cauvery river and Madhya Pradesh. Puntius phutunio (Hamilton) Cyp,.illus phutunio Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 319, 390, (type-locality, north-eastern Bengal) PUlltius phutun;o, Menon. A check list of fishes of the Hirnalayan alld the Indo-Gangetic Plains : Material : 2 exs., 34 mm & 36 rom, Tank at Pujaripal village, Colt A.K.K., 14. vii. 78. Distribution : Orissa, We.st Bengal, Assam, Madhya. Pradesh. Bangladesh and Bunna. Puntius saberi Datta & Karmakar Also PUlltius saberi Datta & Karmakar, Bull. Zool. Surv. India, 3(3) : , (type-locality, Pujaripal vi])nge, Bastar District, M.P.). Material : 13 exs., (Holotype & 12 Paratypes), 28 mm-45 mm, Ch~roguru talao, Puja.ripal village, 23 kms. f.rom Sulma, Call. A.K.K.~ 21. vii. 78. Distribution Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh. Pontius sarana sarana (Hamil ton) Cyp,.illus sarana Hamilton, Fish. Ganges: 307, 388, (type-locality, Gangetic system, Bengal) PUIlaliS saralla.'iaran!l, Menon, A t'hec:k-iist (If fishes of the Hinla/ayan and the Indo-Gal1grtic Plai;,s : 41. Material : (i) 1 ex., 158 :nm, Bas#-a'r v11age Market, CoHo A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (ii) 4 exs., 157 mm-271 mm, Kanker Matrket, Can. A.K.K., 16 &

33 KARMAKAR & IJAITA : Collection of fish jronl Bastar Di51rict vii. 78. (iii) 6 exs., I4i nmt mm, Tank at Ba1rsur, ColI. M.!f & Party, 11. iv. 79. (iv) 2 exs., 205 Dlm & 206 mm, Kapab~ra Daml, Kondaraon~ CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.~., 21. xi. 79. (v) 1 ex., 190 mm, Kukri (ilhor) river at Borgaon, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (vi) 4 exs., 97 Jl1m- 260 mm, confluence of River Indravati w~1h Na.rangi river at Kondagaon, Coll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8-9. xi. 79. (vii) 20 exs., 65 mm- 92 mm, Saberi river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 13. xi. 79. (vi:i) 18 exs., 87 mm- 107 mm, PharasgJlOn Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (ix) 7 exs., 73 mm-92 mm, Mabanadi river at Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K.s 23. xi. 79. Distribution : India except peninsular region, south of the Kistlla. Also Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. PUlltius sopbore (Hamilton) Cy prinus sophore Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 310: 389, pi. 19, fig. 86~ (tvpclocajity, ponds and rivers in Gangetic provinces) Bartus stignla, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. LOlld., : Punlills sop/zore) Menon, A check-list of the fishes of the Hil11alayall and the Indo-Gangetic Plains : 40. Material : (i) 27 exs., 81 Innl-86 nlnl, Jagdalpur Market, ColI. A.K K. 5. vii. 78. (ii) 6 exs., 73 mm-88 i11m, Tank at Bastar village, ColI. A.K.. K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 4 exs., 62 mm-so mm, Tank at Ldhandiguda, ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii 78. (iv) 1 ex., 90 mm, Dalpa.tsagar, Jagdalpur, Coli. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78., (v) 6 exs., 73 mm-l03 mm, Tanks at Jagdalpur, ColI. AX.K'lt 8. vii. 78. (vi) 1 ex., 56 ~l1m, Saberi river at Konta, CoIl. A.K.K., 12, vii. 78. (vii) 1 ex" 59 nun, Saheri river at Sukma, ColI. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (viii) 2 exs., 81 mm & 98 mm, Tank at Pujaripal village, ColI. A.K.K vii. 78. (ix) 8 exs.,. 81 mm~l02 mm, Tank at Kanker, CoIL A.K.K vii. 78. (x) 9 exs., 68 mm-lila. min, Jagdalpur Market, ColI. M.H. & P3Jtty, 2-3. iv. 79. (xi) 20 exs., 94 mm-124 mm, Dalpatsagar, J:lgdalpur.. Coll. M.H. & Party, 2-3. iv. 79. (xii) 3 exs., 58 mm-68 nlm, Tank at BarsUf, ColI. M.H. & Party, 8-9. iv. 79. (xiii) 21 exs., 64 m,m-90 mnl. Tanks alt Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (xiv) 129 exs., 30 mm-56 mm, Duddnadi at K:1nker ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 25. xi. 79. (xv) 3 exs., 48 mm mm, ~'aberi r:ver at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K xi. 79. (xvi) 1 ex., 60 mm, T dnk at Kondagaon, CoIl. T.K.C. &.l\.k.k., 20. xi. 79. (xvii) 1 ex., 70 mtn l, Mahanadi river at Charama, ColI. T.K.C & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh. Bunna and Yunan.

34 30 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 Pun tius tlcto (Hamil ton) Cypril111s ticto Hamilton, Fish Ganges: 314, 398, pi. 8, fig. 87, (typelocality, south east parts of Bengal) PUlllius ficlo, Misra, Ree. Indian Mus., 57 : Material : (i) 35 exs., 48 mm-75 mm, Jagdalpur Market, CoIL A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (il) 4 exs., 52 mm-54 mm, Lohandiguda Market, ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 50 nun & 51 mm, Tank at Jagdalpur, CoIl. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 50 mm, Sabeti river at Konta, Coli. A.K.K.~ 12. vii. 78. (v) 2 exs., 47 mm & 48 mm, Kanker Market, (-:011 A.K.K., 19. vii 78. (vi) 62 exs., 46 nun--84 mm, Jagdalpur Market, ColI. M.H. & party, 2. iv. 79. (vii) 15 exs., 58 mm-72 mm, Indravati river at Jagda1pur, ColI. M.H. & party, 5. iv. 79. (viii) 4 exs., 58 mm-78 m.m, Tank at Rarsur, Call. M.H. & party, 8-9. iv. 79. (ix) 6 exs., 21 mm-55 Inm, Charanla c~nal, Charama, Call T.K.C & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distributioll : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Thailand. Puntius vittatus Day Puntills vitlatus Day, Proc. zool. Soc.. : 303, 1865, Fish., ~1(4Iabar, : 21S,. pi. 13, fig. 1. Material : 4 exs., 55 mm-58 nlm, Saberi river at Konta, eon. A.K.K., 12. vii. 78. Distribution : Karnataka, Tani 1 Nadu, Wynaad, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Cutch. Also Sri Lanka. Tor khudree (Sykes) Barhus khydree Sykes, Proc. Zool.\ Soc. Lond., : 159, (type-locality, Mota Mola river, 13 kms. east of Poona) To,. klludree, Misra, Rec. Indian. Mus., 57 : 149. Material : 1 ex., 115 mm, Tank at Bursur, Coli. M.H. & party, 11. iv. 79. Distribution : Freshwater of Uttar' Pradesh, Or1ssa, Madhya Pradesh and Peninsular India. Tor tor (Hamilton) Cy p,.illus to,. Hamilton, FisT,. Ganges 305, 388, (type-locality, R. Mahananda) Tor lor, Menon, Ree. Indian Mus.,

35 KARMAKAR & DA'rfA : ColLection of fish f,.0111 Bastar District 31 Material : (i) 2 exs., 240 mm & 345 mm, Indravati river at Jagdatpur, CoIl. M.H. & party, 5. iv. 79. (ii) 16 exs., 54 mm-97 nun, Indravati river at Budhghat, ColI. M.H. & party, 10. iv. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 350 min, Indravati riv~r at Chifrakot, Coll. I".K.C. & A.K.K., 11. xi. 79. Distribution : All along Ifitualayas; Madhya Pl1adesb. Also Burnla. Family COBITIDAE Lepidocepbalus (Lepidocephalichthys ) guntea (Ha111il ton) Cobitis gulltea Hamilton, fo;sh. Ganges : 353, 394 (type-locality, ponds and freshwater of Bengal) Lepidocephalichlhys gulltea, Day, Fauna Br. India, Fish., t : 220, fig. 80. t Lepidocepno!us (Lepidotcephalichthys) gulltea, Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishes of India, A IJandbook : 181. Material : (i) 52 exs., 58 mm-85 nw, Jagdalpur Market, ColI. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ti) 6 exs., 73 Inm-83 mm, Tanks at Bastar village, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 65 mm & 74 mm, Tank at Pujarlpal village, 23- kms. from Sukma, CoIl. A.K.K., 14. vii. 78. (iv) 3 exs., 66 mm-100 mm, Tanks at KankeT, CoIl. A.K.K., 16 & 20. vii. 78. (v) 3 cxs., S6 mm-95 mm, Kanker Market, ColI. A.K.K., 16 & 19. vii. 78. (V1) 1 ex., 67 min, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (vii) 2 exs.., 77 mm & 83 mm, Tank at Barsur, CoIl. M.H. & Party, 8. iv. 79. (viii) 50 exs.,. 41 mm-58 mm, confluence of river Indra.vati with Naran.i river at Lohandiguda, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8-9. xi. 79. (ix) 6 exs.. 45 nun-65 mm, Lohandiguda Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (x) 2 exs., 49 mm-56 mm, Nalla beside Lohandiguda-Chitragot Road at Lohandiguda, CoHo T.K.C. & A.K.K., 10. xi. 79. (xi) 2 exs., 3'6 nun & 59 mm, Mahaoodi river at Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.A.K., 23. xi. 79. (xii) 2 exs., 69 mm-78 mm, 5 km. north-west of P.W.D. Rest House, Barsur, ColI. D.P.S. & Party, 2. vi.80. Distribution : Trought northern India, Madhya Pradesh. and Bangladesh. Also Nepal Lepidocepbalus (Lepidocepbalichthys) thermalis (Cuvier & Valenciennes) Co hi/is therlllalis, Cuv. and Val. H. N. Poiss. XVIII : Lepidncephalicitthys thermalis, Bleeker in Verh. Holl. Maat Haar. Cyprin. and Cobit. Ceylon : 6, t. i, f Lepidocephalus (Lepidocepha/iclzthys) the.rtnajis, Jayaram, The Fresl.walcr Fishes of 11ldia, A Handbook~ : t 81.

36 32 I{Ec. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 lvlaterial : (i) 1 ex., 60 mm, Korar Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. Oi) 2 exs., 68 mm & 7l mm, Kanken Market, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 65 nun & 67 mm, Indrava~i river at Bhop11patnam, ColI. M.R. & Party, 13. iv. 79. Distribution : Southern India, Malabar coast, Wynaad, Madhya Pradesh. Also Sri [lanka. Noentacheilus botia (Hamilton) Cobi!is botia Ham. Buch. Fllh. Gange's, : 360, 394. (type locality, rivers of north~eastern parts of Bengal). ]878. Nenlacheilus f.olia, Day, Fish. Illdia : 614, pi. clvi, fig. 5. Material : 1 ex., 53 film, Bailadila, 53 km. south-west of Geedam, CoIl. D.P.S. & Pa:rty, 4. vi. 80. Distribution : Throughout India (except the Malabatr coast and soutb of River Kistna). Also Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Noemacheilus denisonil Day Cobit;s nloil/ailiis Jerdon M.J.L. and S, : Nelllllcheillls denison;; Day,Pr(1c. zool. Soc., : 2:i7. Fish India : 617, cl iii, fig. 5, ] 878. Material : 1 ex., 52 mm, Indravati river at Budhghat, ColI. M.H.. & Pa:r:ty, 10. iv. 79. Distribution : Nilgiri and Coorghills and.rive,rs at their bases; Mysore, Deccan and Maddya Pradesh. Order SILURIFORMES Family BAGRlDAE Mystus bleekeri (Day) Bagrus kelet;ll.'i Bleeker (nee. Valenciennes), ~Vtlt. & Geneesk. Arch. Ned. Ind., 3(2) : 135, (type localit.y, Bengal) Macrnnes blee"'e,.i Day, Fish India: 451, pi. 101, fig Mys/lI!; bleekeri, Hora and 1\lukerje, Ree. Indian Mus., 37 : 385. Material : (i) 2 exs., 182 'llill & 222 mm, JagdalPUli Market, Coil. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 2 exs., 114 mm & 123 nun, Saberj river at Sukma, Coli. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (iii) 8 exs., 69 mln-90 mm, Kankar ~Iarket, CoIl. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 69 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanlcer, CoIl.

37 KARMAKAR & DATl'A : Collection of fish from Ba~tar Di.,iric( 33 A.K.K., 19. vii. 78 (v) 7 exs., 67 mm-90 mm, BhopJlpatna,m ta{ao, Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (vi) 1 ex., 81 mm, Mahanadi at Cb8lrama, ColI. T.K.C., & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Also Pakis Distribution : Northern India, Madhya P,radesh, Assam,. tan. Bangladesh and Bwrma. Mystus cavaslus (Hamilton) Pe1nilodus eavasius Hamilton" Fish. Ganges : 203, 379, pl. 11, fig. 67. (type locality, Gangetic provinces), A-lystlJS eavasills, Hora, Ree.; Indian Mus., 46 : 65, 72. Material : (i) 6 exs., 103 mm-122 mm, Jagdalpur Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 7 exs., ~}2 mnl-138 rom, Ba~La,r vinag~ I\1arket, ColI. A,K.K., 6. vi. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 188 mm, Lol:andiguda lvlark:elt, ColI. A.'K.K., 7. vii. 78. (~v) 1 ex., mm, Indravati river at Jagda'pur, ColI. A.K.K., 9. vii. 78. (v) 1 ex., 96 mm, KOIral" Malrket, CoIl. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78 (;vi) 2 exs., 158 mm & 165 mm, Nalla connecting Saberi river at Sukma, ColI. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (vii) 4 exs.l, 38 mnl-142 mm, tank at Pujarip31 village, CoIl. A.K.K., 14. vii. 78. (viii) 7 exs., 41 mm-124 mm, Kanker Market.. Coll. A.K.K., 16 & 19. vii. 78. (ix) 4 exs., 100 mnl--173 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 1~. vii. 78. (x) 2 exs., 79 m.m & 105 mm, tank at Kank'er, Coli. A.K.K., 20. vii. 7.". (xi) 1 ex., 122 mlm, Mahanali river at Charama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vit 78. (xii) 6 exs., 97 nlm-12,) nun, Indralvati river at Jagdalpur, ColI. M H. & Parry, 5 iv. 79. (xi:i) 2.3 exs., 80 mm-l10 mm" Saberi r.ivlelr at Konfa~ Coil. T.K.C., & A.K.K., vi. 79. (xiv) 1 ex., 150 nun, Kapaber2, dalil), Kondagaon, ColI. T.K.C. & A K.K., ~t. xi. 79. (xv) 3~ exs., ~O mm-115 mm, Mahanadi river at Ch~llrama, con. t.k.c. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (xvi) 2 exs., 78 mm & 85 mnl Pharasgaon Market, Co~l. f.k.c. & A.K.K xi. 79. Distribution : Throug)hout North~m Indi'&, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh. Also Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Mystus mont anus (Jerdon) Bagrus montallus Je!"don, J. Lit. Sci., 15(2) : :\37. (type locality, Manantoddy. Wynaad) Mystus (ftllystus) 1t~()lllal1us, Jayaram, Rec. Indian Mus., 51(4) : 542. Material : 1 ex., 75 mm, Kanker Mwrke t, ColI. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. Distribution : Kerola, Wynaad range of hips, Madhya ~radesh, 5 Assam.

38 34 REe. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Occ,. PAPER No. 98 Mystus vittatus (Bloch) Silurus vittatus Bloch, Ichthyol. Hist. nat~, 11 : 40, pi. 371, fig. 2. (ltype locality, Tranquebar, S. India) Mystus vittatus, Shaw and Shebbeare, I. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 3 : 93, text fig. 93. Material : (i) 2 exs., III nun & 147 mm, tank at Kank.er, CoIl. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (il) 2 exs., 111 mm, & 122 nun, Charama tapk, Chaiama, Coll. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. Distri button and ThaiIand. India, Sri Lanka., Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma Aorlchthys aor (Hamilton) Pimelodus aor Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 205, 379, pi. 20, fig. 68, (type loca1ity, Rivers of Bengal and upper parts of Gangetic estuaries) Aorichthys aor, Jayaram, Proc. ;'001. Soc.' Calr.utta, 24 : 155. M~terial : (i) 1 ex., 340 mm, Lohanl!guda Market, ColI, A.K.K. 7. vii. 78. (il) 2 exs., 69 mm--92 nun, Saberi river at Konfa, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (i~) 2 exs., 69 mm-92 nlm, Saoori river at Konta, Coll. A.K.K., 12. vii. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 130 mm, Sabeti river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K.t 16. xi. 79. Di~Jribution : India : upto Krishna,r.iver system in the south. ~lso Pakistan, Banladesh and Burma. Aorlchthys seenghala (Sy kes) Plakyslolna scenghaja Sykes, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond., 2 : 371, pi 65, fig. 2, (type locality, Mota Mula river, Poona) Aorichthys seenghala, Jayaram, Proc. zool. SOC'. Calcutta, 24 : ISS. A.K.K.., 23. xi. 79. nadi river at Charama., T.K.C. & Material : 1 ex., 21S mm, Maha Distribution : Large rivers of India upto KriShna river system in the south. Also Pakistan and China. Rita kutumee (Sykes) Phractocepha/us kulurnee Sykes, Trans. zoo/. Soc. Lond., 2 'jj72, pl 65, fig. 3, (type locality, Beema river at Pairgaon). 1 %2. Rita kllturnee, Misra, Rec. Indian MilS., 57 : ] Material : (i) 4 exs., 112 mm-im mm, Lohandiguda Market, ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ii) 12 exs., S9 rnm--121 mm, Ind'favati river at Jag-

39 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 35 dalpur, ColI. M.H. & Party,S. iv. 79. (iii) 11 exs., 116 mm-l40 mm, Indravati river at Bhopalpatnam, Coll. M.H~ & Pamty, 14. vii. 79. Distribution : Freshwaters of Madhya Pradesh, SouLhern India, Poona, Tungabhadra and Kistna rivers. Als.) Burma. Rita rita (Hamilton) Pilnelodus rita Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 16:5, 376, pi. 24 & 25, fig. 53, ~type locality, esltuaries of Bengal) Rita rita, Shaw and Shebbeare, J. Asisl. Soc. Beng 1, 3, : 95, text-fig. 95. Material : (i) 2 exs., 145 mm-175 mm, Lohandiguda Market, ColI. A.K.K.~ 7. vii. 78. (ii) 14 exs., 102 mm-285 mm, ConfluenCe of Rivetr Indravati with Narangi river at Lohandiguda, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. Distribution : J amuna, Ganges, and in Madhya "Pradegb. and Pakistan. Also BUrnl1. Fanlily SILURIDAE Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch) Si/urus birnaculatus Bloch, Ichthyol. Hist. Nat. d. Poiss., 11 17, pi (type locality, Malabar) O,npok bitnacu!atus, Mishra (in part),rec. India,z Mus., Material : (i) 2 exs., 181 mid & 198 mm, Lohandiguda Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vh. 78. (ii) 3 'exs., 225 mm-239 mm, Kanker Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 18.vii. 78. (iii) 3 exs., 173 mm-250 mm, Indravati river at Jagdalpur, ColI. M.H. & Party,S. IV. 79. (iv) 6 exs., 158 mnl-230 mm, Indravati river at Bhopalpatnam, Colt M.H. & Palrty, 14. iv. 79. (v) 1 ex., 240 mlm, Confluence of River Indravati Witih Narangi river at Lohandiguda, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79 (vi) 2 exs., 132 mm & 200 mm, SJbeci,river at Konta, Coll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. (vii) 9 exs., 83 mm mm, Mahanali,river at Char'-lma, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23 1 xi. 79. (viri) 1 ex., 143 mm, Lakhanpur Ma,rket (Mahanadi collection), Co!l. 1'.K.C. & A.K.K., 24. xi. 79. Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Indonesia and Tha;land. Wallago attu (Schneider) Si/urus attu Schneider, Syst. lellt"., : 378, pi. 75, (type locality, Malabar) Walla{?o attu, Day, Fauna Hr. India, Fish; 1 ; A

40 36 REe. ZOOL. SURV. INOlA, Oce. PAPER No. 98 Material : (i) 1 ex., 86 mm, Saberi river at Konta s Coll. A.K.K., 12. vii. 78. (:ii) 3 exs., 93 mm-96 mm, Kanker Market, ColI. A.K.. K., 16. vii. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 71 mm, Korar Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 17. vii. 79. (lv) 2 exs," 96 m.m & 106 mm, Mahanadi river at Charam'a, Coll. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (v) 1 ex., 3QO mm, Confluence of River Indravati with Narangi river at Lobandiguda, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (vi) 1 ex., 315 mm, Kukri (Bhor) river at Borgaon, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. (vii) 1 ex., 310 nun, Saberi at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. Dis.tribution : Ind~a, Sri Lank;}, Pakis~an, Bangladesh, BUlrma, TIlailand and Indonesia. Family SCHILBEIDAE CJuplsoma bastarl Datta & Karmakar Clupisomcl baslari Datta & Karmakar, Bull. Zool., Surv. India, 2(2 & 3) , (type locality, Indravati River at Lohandiguda, Bastar District, M.P.). Material : (i) 2 exs., (Holotype & Paratype), 175 mm-i80 mid, lndravati river at Lohandiguda, 33 Ians west of Jagdalpur ColI. A,K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ii) 7 exs., 68 mm-86mm, Salberi river at Konta, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 13,. xi. 79. (iii) 1 ex., 225 mm, Indlravati river at Lohandiguda, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 11. xi. 79. (iv) 1 ex., 230 IPm, Kukri (Bhor) river rut Borgaon, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K~ 19. xi. 79. Distribution Bastar Djstrcl, Madhya Pradesh. Clupisoma garua (Hamilton) Silurus garua Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 156, 375, pi. 21, fig. 50. (type locality, freshwater rivers of the Gangetic provinces) C/upisoma garua, Hora, 1. Bombay, nat. Hist. Soc., 39(4) : 606. Matt; rial : (i) 3 exs., 54 mm-78 mm, Ranker Market, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 28 exs., 62 mm mm, Sab~ci river at Konra, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 16. xi. 79. Distribution Northern India, Madhya Pradesh. Also Pakistan and Bangladesh. Clupisoma montana Hora Clup;soma montana Hora, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 39(4) : 673, (type locality, Teesta river belo\v Darjeeling). Material : (i) 3 exs., 78 mm-80 mm, KO[lar Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (ii) 2J2 exs., 45 nlm-84 r;lm, Saberi I~ver at Kont'a, ColI. T.K C. & A.K.K., 13.xi.79.

41 KARMAKAR & DATIA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 37 Distribution : Teesta river below D'arjeeling, North Bengal, J amuna and Sone l"ivers and Madhya Prade~h. Also Nepal. Remark : In the examples coaec~ed from Korar Market, nasal barbels extend far beyond the eye. Clupisoma prateri Bora Clupisolna prater; Hora, I. Bombay. nat. Hist. Soc., 39 (4) : : 671, (typ~ locality, Burma). Material : (i) 2 exs., 120 mm-1s3 mm, Saberi river at Konta, Call. A.K.K., 12. vii'. 78. (il) 111 exs., 113 mm-195 mm, Indravati river at BbopaI pat nam, ColI. M.H. & Party. (iii) I ex., 310 mm, Lohandiguda ~a,riret, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (iv) 13 exs., 88 mm-185 mm, Saberi river at Konta, Call. T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. Di~ribution : Teesta river, ~orth Bengal; Sone :river, Bihar, Uttar l.\'q.desb, Madlbya Pradesh. Also Bangladesh and BUlrma. Pseudeutropius atherinoides (Bloch) Silurus atherinoides Bloch, Naturges aus/and Fische, 8 : 48, ; fig. 1. (type locairty, Tranquebar) Pseudeutropius atherinoides, Day, Fauna Br. India, Fish., 1 : 141. Material : (.i) 3 exs., 78 Il1lllr-86 mm, KOIrar Market, Call. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (ii) 5 exs., 64 mm-80 m'm, Dudhnadl~ at Kanker, CoIl. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 72 mm & 78 min, Tank at Kanker, CoIl. A.K.K., 20. vii 78. (iv) 3 exs., 82 mm-84 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, Call. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78 Distribution : Peninsulalr India, Eastern H=malayas. IPId Burma. Also Bangladesh Remark : In the spec mens collefed ~rom Kanker the maxillary barbels reach upto ventral fin, but in the spelcimens collected from Maiha nadi river the maxillary barbels reach upto mliddle of anal. Silonia childreni (Sykes) Ageniosus childreni Sykes, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond., 2 : 375, (type locality, Deccan) Silonia childreni, Silas, Proc. nat. IIlSI. Sci. India, 18(5) : 433. Material : 0) 27 exs., 124 mm-150 mm, Indravati river at Bhopalpat Dam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 14. iv. 79. (ii) 1 ex., 435 mm, Lohandiguda

42 38 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INOlA, Occ. PAPER No. 98 Matrket, Coli. tr.k.c. & A.K.K., 9. xi. 79. (iii) 1 ex'7 340 mm, Iodravati river at Chitrakof, ColI. T.KrC. & A.. K.K., 11. xi. 79. Distribution : Mostly Southern India, Deccan plateau and Madhya Pradesh. f."'antily SISORIDAE Bagarlus bagarlus (Hamilton) Pimelodus bagarius Hamilton, Fish. Ganges: 186, 378, pi. 7, fig (type locality not given) Bagarius bagarius, Hora, I. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 40(4) : 585. Material : (i) 1 ex., 310 rom. Lohandiguda Market, ColI. A.K.K. 7. vii. 78. (il) 3 exs., 100 mm-370 mm, Saberi river at Kon~ Con. T.K.e. & A.K.K.s 16. xi. 79. (ill) 1 ex., 250 mm, Kukri (Bhor) r~ver at BorgaoD!, Coll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi 79. Distribution and Tonkin. India" Paki~, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia Family CLARIIDAE Clarlas batrachus (Linnaeus) Sllurus batrachus Linnaeus, Sy~t. Nat., 1, ed. 10 : 305, (type JOC1l1ty. Asia and Mrica) Clarias batrachus, Shaw and Shebbeaee, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 3 : 80. Material : (i) 1 ex., 1951 mm, Bastar village Market, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 76" (ii) 5 exs., 1/12 mm~l25 rom, NaraJnpur Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 21. xi. 79. Distribution : India\, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia. Thailand, Indo-China, Philippines, Hongkong and S. China'. Family HETEROPNEUSTIDAE Heteropneustes fossllis (Bloch) Silurus tossilis Bloch, lcllth. Hist. nat. d. Paiss." 11 : 36, pi. 370, fig. 2, (type locality, Tmnquebar) Heleropnellsles tassilis, Shaw and Shebbeare J I. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 3 : 81. fig. 77. Material : (i) 5 exs., 109 mmr-120 mm, Bastar village Markd:, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (il) 4 exs., 102 mm-128 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur.

43 Coli. A.K.K.~ KARMAKAR & DATIA : Collection of fish from BlMtar District 3,9 A.K.K., 16. vii vii. 78. Vii) 1 ex., 153 mm, Tank at Kanker, CoIl. DistributiOrl : India, Sri Lanka, Pakrstun. Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand and Indo-China. Suborder EXOCOETOIDEI Family BELONIDAE Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) box cancila Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 213, 380, pi. 27, fig. 70, (type locality, Gangetic provinces) Xenentodon candia, Shaw and Shebbeare, J. Asia!. Soc. Beng., 3 : 108, fig Material : (i) 4 exs., 162 mm-260 mm, Korar Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78.., (ii) 1 ex., 190 mm. Mahanadi river at Charama, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Ind~a, Thailand and Malaysia. Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Superorder ACAN11I0P1ERYGII Order Family CHANNIFORMES CHANNIDAB Channa gachua (Hamilton) Channa orientalis Schneider, Syst., Ichth. Bloch : 496, pi. 90, fig. 2 (type locahty, India) Channa gachua, Menon, Rec. Indian. Mus., S2 : 22. Material : (i) 5 exs., 47 mm-82 mm, Jagdalpur Market, ColI. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (H) 1 ex., 50 mm, Dalpatsagar, CoHo A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iii) 2 exs., 62 mm-81 mm, Tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (iv) 17 exs., 47 mm---,1,11 mm, Confluence of River Indravati with Narangi river at Lohandiguda, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8-9. xi. 79. (v) 2 exs.~ 70 mm & 71 mm, Lohandiguda market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K.~ 9. xi. 79. (vi) 4 exs., 56 mm--105 mm, Nalla beside Lohandiguda-Chitrakot Road at Lohandiguda, CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K. 10. xi. 79. (vii) 1 ex., 58 mm, Ba.i1adila, S3 knls. south west of G!eedam, ColI. D.P.S. & Party, 4i vi Distribution : Indi'a, Sri Lanka" Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China. Yunan, Malay sial, Hainan and Taiwan.

44 40 REe. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, Oce. PAPER No. 98 Channa marulius (Hamilton) OphiocephaJus marulius Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 65, 36.7, pi. 17, fig. 19, (type locality, R. Ganges) Channa marulius, Misra, Rec. Indian Mus., 57 : Material : (i) 1 ex., 177 mm, DatpatSClglr, Jagdalpur, ColI.. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78M (ii) 2 exs., 005 mm-212 mm, Dalpatsagar, J agdalpur, ColI. M.H. & Party, 2-3~ iv. 79. (iii) 4 exs., 63 mnl-78 mm, Indravati river at Budhgha;t, ColI. M.H. & Party, 10. iv. 79. Distribution China. India, Sri Lanka, B~ngladesh, Channa punctata (Bloch) Burma, Thailand and phioceplrajus punctatus Bloch, Noturges. ausland. Fische, 7 : 139, p1. 358, (type locality, Coromandel coast.) Channa puncta/a, De W~~t, Stanford Ichth. Bull., 7 (4) : 82. Material : (i) 1 ex., 60 mm, Jagd:llpur Market, CoH. A.K.K. 5. vii. 78. (il) 6 exs., 102 mm-168 mrn, Tanks at Bastalr village, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 125 ~ Bastar Market, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 187 mm, Tank at Lohandiguda, ColI. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (v) 6 exs., 94 mm-131 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, ColI. A.K.K., 8.vii.78. (vi) 1 ex., 116 m,m, NaUa COlUlIe!Cting S;tberi river at Sukma, CoIl. A.K.K.~ 13. vii. 78. (vii) 2 exs., 62 mm-184 mm, Tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K. 16. vii (viii) 2 exs., 108 mm-127 mml, Tank at Bafsur, Coll. M.lI. & Party, 9. iv. 79. (ix) 2 exs., 112 mm-2:30 mm, Tank at Bhopalpatnam, ColI. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (x) 2 exs., 56 mm-81 mm. Lobandiguda Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 9. ix, 79. (xi) 1 ex., 65 mm, 5 Ian. north west of P.W.D. Best House, Barsur. CoIl. D.P.S. & Party, 2. vi. SO. Dl~tribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Burma. Remark.s : 1 specimens collected from Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur on $1. vii. 78, with 21 a.nal finrays. Order SYMBRANCHIFORMES Suborder SYMBRANCHOIDEI Family SYMBRANCHIDAE Monopterus cuchla (Hamilton) Unibranclzapertura cuchia Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 16, 36L pi. 16, fig. 4, (type locality, rivers and ponds of S.E. parts of Ber~gal).

45 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection. of fish from Bastar District Monopterus cuchia, Jayaram, The Freshwater Fishes of India, A Handbook : 310. Material : 2 exs., 375 mm & 380 mnl, Jagdalpur Market, Call. A.K.K., S. vii. 78. DI1stribution : India fresh and brackish waters of E. Punjab, Orissa~ DarjeeHng Dt., W. Bengal, Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Also Pakistan~ Bangladesh, Burma, Chusan, N,ingpo. Order PERCIFORMES Suborder PERCOIDEI Family CENTROPOMIDAE Chanda nama Hamilton Chanda llanza Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 109, 371, pi. 39, fig. 37, (type locality, Bengal). Material : (i) 4 exs., 61 mm-79 mm, Mahanadi river at Charma, CoIl. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (ii) 10 exs., 38 tnm-56 mm, Tank at Barsur, Call. M.H. & Party, 8. iv. 79. (iii) 3 exs., 55 m:m-58 mm, Chotanalla (connected wirth Ma,ranadi rlv1er) at Charma. Coll. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (iv) 2 exs., 52 mm & 53 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (v) 6 exs., 45 mm-75 mm, Lakhanpur Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 24. xi. 79. Dhtribution : India" Nepai, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Chanda ranga Hamilton Chanda rallga Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 113, 371, pi. 16, fig. 38, (type' locality, Gangetic provinces). Material : (i) 27 exs., 44 mm-69 mm, Lohandiguda Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (ti) 16 exs., 56 mm-75 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, CoIl. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iii) 16 exs., 48 mm--72 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, ColI. A.K.K., 20. vii. 78. (iv) 2 exs., 45 mm & 56 mm, Korar Market, Coil. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (v) 4 exs., 53 mm-56 mm, Jagdalpur Market, Coil. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (vi) 1 ex., 58 mm, Kanker Mar~e.t, ColI. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (vii) 39 exs., 56 nlm-86 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdal.. pur, CoIl. M.H. & Party, 2-31~ iv. 79. (viii) 4 exs., 78 mm-85 mm, Indravati river at Ja,gpalpur, Coli. M.H. & Party, 5. iv. 79. (ix) 8 exs.. 40 mm-s4 mnl, Mabanadi river at Charma, Call. T.l<.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Thailand. 6

46 42 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OcC. PAPER No. 98 Family NANDIDAE Badis badis (Hamilton) Labrus badis Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 70, 368, pi. 25, fig. 23, (type iocality, Gangetic Provinces) Badis badis, Shaw and Shebbeare, I. Asiat. Soc. Beng.~ 3 : 112, fig or.,..laterial : (i) 21 exs., 35 Il1lII1t mm, J agdalpur Fish Market, Coll. A.K.K., 5. v~i. 78. (ii) 4 exs.~ 46 mm_o 64 mm, Go1 Bazar, Jagdatpur, ColI. A.K.K., 9. vii. 78. (iii) 8 exs., 38 mm-45 mm, D'alpaltsagar, Jagdalupr, CoHo A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 3, exs., 50 mm-55 mm, Dalpatsagar, JagdaI.. pur, ColI. M.H. & Party, 2-3. lv. 79. Distribution : India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Nandus nandus (Hamilton) Coius nandus Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 96, 370, pi. 30, fig. 32. (type locality, Gangetic Provinces) Nandus IlQlldus, Shaw and Shebbeare, I. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 3 : 115, fig Material: (i) 5 exs., 77 mm-i08 mm, Jagdalpur Market, CoIl. A.K.K., (ji) 4 exs., 87 mm-135 mm, Dalpalsagar, J agdatpur, ColI. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iii) 6 exs., 62 mm-130 lnn', Dalpatsagar, JagdaIpur, ColI. M.H. & Party, 2-3. iva 79. (iv) 8 exs., 68 mm-119 mm, Jagdalpur Market, CoIl. M.H. & P'arty, 2. iv. 79. (v) I ex., 149 mm, Tank at Barsur, ColI. M.H. & Party, II. 'V. 79. (vi) 2 exs., 43 mllli & 68 nun, Confluence of Ri~ Indravati with Narangi river at Lohanmguda, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 8. xi 79. (vii) I ex., 100 mm, Chinitapalli, 46 kms. north west of: Bijapur, ColI, D.P.S. & Party, 10. vi. 80. DAstribution : India" Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burmal, Thailand and Malaysia. Remark~ : In the 5 examples, collected from Jagdalpur Market, the lateral line is interrupt~d at 36 scales, restarts 4 sca!ts downwards, followed by scales in the longitudinal series Cizrol11is nlossanl bica Peters. Fam.ily CICHLIDAE Tilapia mossambica (Peters) Tilapia 1110Sal11bica, Sterba, Fresh water Fishes of the World, Vista Books, London; Material : (i) 6 exs., 98 mnl-160 mm, Mandir Tank, KondagaoD, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 21. xi. 79:.

47 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of ("ISh from Bastar Di$trict 43 Di,stribution : Africa, East London and the Glen Gray Area, Natal. Transvaal, Ngamiband, Bhodesia, Moza.mbique, Ec.,~t Africa to Abyssinia. The world wide distribution of T., mossalnbica, includes, Java introduced by the Du:tch; Indochina, Malaya and Formosa by the Japanese., the Antilles~ and the United Sta.tes. Introduoed in India in the yea.r Suborder MUGILOIDEI Family MUGILIDAE Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton) MugU corsula Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 221, 381, pi. 9, fig. 97. (type locality, Gangetic provinces) Rhinomugil corsuia, De 'Vitt, Stanford, lclzth. Bull., 7(4), p. 84. Material : 49 exs., 513 mm-92 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. Distribution : Nepal, through Gangetic provinces in India, to Burma. Suborder GOBIOIDEI Fomily GoBIIDAE Awaous stamineus (Valenciennes) Gobius stamineus 'Valenciennes, Zool. Voy. Bonite, 179, pi. v, fig. 5" (type locality, backwaters of Madras) Awaous stam;neus, Koumans, Menl. Indian Mus., & 253. Material : 7 exs., 94 mm-l?o rom, T.K.C. & A.K.K., xi. 79. Sa.beri river at I(onta, CoIL D4Ytriblition : Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh. Ratnagiri dist., Mahanadi. Also Philippines, Indo-Australian Archipelago, Howaiian Is., and Bangladesh. Glossogobius giurls (Hamilton) rgobius gulum, Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 50, 36:6, (type locality, lower parts of Padma river) Glossogobius giuris, Shaw and Shebbeare, J. Asiat. Soc. Bel/g., 3 : 114, fig Material : (i) 39 exs.. 45 mm-142 mm, Jagdalpur Market, (\)11. A.K.K'J 5. vii. 78. (il) 6 exs., 67 mm-isi mm, Tanks at Bastar village,.

48 44 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) R exs., 98 mm-i7i mm,- Dalpatsa,gar, Jagdalpur, ColI. A.K.K., 8. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 60 mm, Saberi river at Sukma, CoH. A.K.K vii. 78. (v) 3 exs., 57 mm-ll0 mm, Tank at Kanker, Call. A.K.K. 16., vii. 78. (vi) 2 exs., 112 mm-157 m~ Charama Tank, Charama, CoIl. A.K.K., 20. vb. 78. (vii) 9 exs., 110 mm~l40 mm, Dalpatsagar, Jagdalpur, Call. M.H. & Party, 2-3. iv. 79. (viii) 4 exs., 73 mm-96 mm, Tank at Barsur, Call. H.H. & Party, 9. vi. 79. (ix) 3 exs., 133 mm-168 IDD1, Tank at Bhopa.tpatne.m, Call. M.H. & Party, 13. iv. 79. (x) 2 exs., 77 mm-112 lnm, Indra,vati river at Bhopalpatnaln, ColI. M.H. & Party, 14. iv. 79. (xi) 17 exs., 29 mm-96 mm, Confluence -O'f River Indravati with Narangi river at Loha.ndiguda., CoIl. T.K.C. & A.K.K. 8, ix. 79. (xii) 14 exs., 36 mm- 92 mm, Mahanadi river at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & A. K.K., 23.. ix. 79 (xiii) 4 exs., 63i mm-83 mm, Chotanalla (connected with Mahanadi) at Charama, Coli. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 23. xi. 79. (xiv) 1 ex., 112 mm" BaiIadila, 53 kms. South-west of Geedam, ColI. D.P.S. & Party, 4. vi. 80. (xv) 1 ex,. 60 mm. 5 kms north-west of P.W.D. Rest House, Barsur, ColI. D.P.S. & Party, 2. vi. 80. Di'stribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, China" Japan, Phillippines, Australia., Indo-Australian Archepelago, South Pacific Islands and East Coast of Africa. Suborder ANABANTOIDEI Fa.mily ANABANTIDAE Anabas testudlneus (Bloch) Anthias testudineus Bloch, Naturges Auslalld Fische. 6 : 121, pi.. 322, {type locality, Japan, which is an error as the fish does not occur in Japan (Menon, p. 98, 1974) Anabas testudincus, Shaw and Shebbeare, J. A sial. Soc. Beng., 3 : 112. Material : (i) 4 exs., 105 mm-116 mm, Keskal Market, Coll. A.K.K., 18. vii. 78. (ii) 6 exs., 90 mm-98 mm, Pharasgaon Market, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 19. xi. 79. Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, S. China Indo-China., Malaysia. Order MASTACEMBELIFORMES Family MASTACEMB,ELIDAE Mastacelnbelus armatus (Lacepede) ~1acrogllalhus arnlatus. Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 2 : 286, (type locality, not given). i 889. M astacemhelus arnlatus, Day, Fauna Br. India, Fish., 2 : 334.

49 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 45 Material : (i) 1 ex., 358 mm, Korar Market, ColI. A.K.K., 17. vii. 78. (il) 1 ex., 149 mm, JagdaJpur Market, Coll. A.K.K., 5. VIi. 78. (iii) 1 ex., 196 mm" Saberi river at Sukma, CoIl. A.K.K., 13. vii. 78. (iv) 2 exs' l 275 mm-' 284 nun, Jagdalpur Ma.rket, ColI. M.H. & Party, 2. iv. 79. (v) I ex., 380 mm, IndravaJti river at Jagdalpur, ColI. M.H. & Pality, 5. iv. 79. Distribution : India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka., Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Thall and 2 Cambodia, Tonkin, Hainan Island, S. China" Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. Remark : In the specimen collected from Korar Market, the anal fin with 2 spines, 1st dorsal spine starts much behind the origin of pectoral, IIead length 6 in total length. Mastacembelus pancalus (Hanlilton) Macrognalhus panca/us Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; 30 and 364, pi. 22, fig. 7, (type locality, Bengal) Mastacenlbelus panca/us, Day, Fauna Br. India, Fish., 2 : 333. Matetial : (i) 5 exs., 81 mol-15i mm, tank at Kanker, ColI. A.K.K., 16. vii. 78. (ii) 1 ex., 86 mm, Kanker Market, CoIl. A.K.K., 19. vii. 78. (ill) 1 ex., 92 mm, Ba1iladila., 53 kn)s. South-west of Geed am, ColI, D.P.S. & Party, 4. vi. 80. DMtribution : :India~ Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Macrognatbus acuieatum (Bloch) Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, Naturges ausland, Fische, 11 72, pi. 159, fig. 2, (type locality; East Indies) Macrognathus aculeatus Hamilton, Fish. Ganges; Macrognathus aculeatus, Hora, Mem. Indian Mus. 9, pi. 14, fig. 4 (from Hamilton's MS. drawings). Material : (i) 6 exs., 158 mnl-187 mm, Jagdalpur Market, Coli. A.K.K., 5. vii. 78. (ii) 8 exs., 125 nlm-206 nim, Tanks alt Bastar village, ColI. A.K.K., 6. vii. 78. (iii) 4 exs., 129 mm-142 mm, Tank at Lohandiguda, CoIl. A.K.K., 7. vii. 78. (iv) 1 ex., 179 mm, Dudhnadi at Kanker, ColI. A.~., 19. vii. 79. (iv) 3 exs., 136 mm-185 mm, Mahanadi at Charama, ColI. T.K.C. & A.K.K., 213'. xi. 79. Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ba.ngladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Moluccas. Remark : In examples, collected from Lohandiguda, there are 3-6 f;pots on dorsal near tail.

50 46 REC. ZOOL. SURV. INDIA, OCC. PAPER No. 98 DISCUSSION ON Zoo-GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRffiUTION Out of 19 famil:es r.epresented in Bastar 14 are represented in Africa, 7 in South America and 19 in Asia. The! assemblages reciprocate the events occurring after the break up of the Geolog:c Gondwana land. The pattern of distribution in India, Soutb China east! ward beyond the range of Shan State and Malaya Penjnsula agrees with the view elxpl'1essed by Rora (1949). The affinity of the Malaysian Ichthyofauna with India ha5 been em-phasised by Rora (1944) andj Menoo (1953, 1955). It was held that Indian Ostariopbysii originaited in South China and dispersed along the Himalaya and Burma-Malayan Arch. Briggs ( 1979) asserted that the cyprinoids had their origin in the or~ental region in South-East Asia. These hypothesi~es lack from noit having firm ground in respect to (evidences based on phylogenetic rela1tionship. The idea of ancestral lineages of the present day Ostariaphysean group from the evalutionary centres (Briggs 1979) suffer on th.e basis of palaeogeography in relation to divergent views concerning the Gondwanic position of the southeast Asian block and its likely co~ction with Ind!a. Burton (1970) and Ridds (197l) held on the juxta position of the Malaya peninsula with India, where as Stauffer (1974) considered the Malayan block having African connections in the past Geo1ogic ages. Therefore, accouniting for a Gondwanic distribution stopped: by the narrower geographical gap separating the Indian and African species in two continents. The Ethiopian elements are indicated!jy the genus Bari/ius. R~bora, Garra, laheo, Puntiu,~, Tor, Mystus, Rita and Clarias. Species under t~ genus Clarias are found in Africa, Syria, and South-east Asia upto East Indlies. Claria:s batrachus is found throughout the Indian Sub-contin~nt and extends upto Malaysia. Genus Garra. Labeo, Punti1l6 and Barilius are widely scattered in Africa, Iran, Paki'stan, Afganisthan. Fishes under the genus Tor are found throughout Asia, Africa and are also distributed in Europe~ but the number of spe~ies are diminished in Maffilysia. The genus Rasbora is also represented in Afrioa" Sri Lanka and extend to Burmal and! Malaysia, The common Palae~rctic, Oriental 1'.nd some Ethiopetan genera reprasented in the fish mud3: of Bastar, are Oxyga~ter, Saimostoma, Barilius, Danio, Esomus, Rasbora, Amblypharyngodon, A'Sp idopa ria, Catla, Crossocheilus~ Garra, Labeo, Pun till',;, Tor, Lepidocephaills, Noemacheilll's, Mystus, Rita.. Bagarills, Glyptothorax, Clarias and Channa. The genelra common to Indian and Indo-Chinese sub-regions including Malaysia are Cirrhinus, OSleobrama, Ompok, Wallago, ('lupisoma,. Pseudeutropills, Silonia and Heteropnellstes. The ma10rity of the genus common jn the above sub-regions fau under Siluriformes. These are bottom

51 KARMAKAR & DATTA : Collection of fish from Bastar District 47 dwellers generally occur in sluggish streams. The genus Ompok extends upto East Indies and Malaysia. It may be noted that nineteen species,.endemic to Deccan, also found in B3star. The genus Osteobrama which extends from Burma, EaJstem Himalayas and Gangetic Plain is represented in Bastar. The pattern of distribution reflects the intrusive drive of thtl mode of dispersal. The South-Chinese elem.ents are represented by the genera Oxygaster, Esomus, Croossochei'lu$t,. Lepidocephalus" Bagariu.s and Glyptothorax. There exists considerable element of the Malruyan faun.a (15 species) in Bastar region. The existence of ~he Malayan elemlent in the fauna of Deccan region is well known. The theo,r~e\s explaining the distribution of the Malayan element hav'ei been mentioned by the Himalayan Glaciation Theory of Mandicot and Blonford (1879) and Satpura Hypothesis of Hora (1949). Mandicot and Blanford! considered' that the glacial epoch led to the distribution of the species towards equator where the temperature was greater. Hora explained that there existied land' connection between Deccan and fa.r east a,ttrough no direct geological evidence is available. Hora (1949) believed that Vindya,-Satpura Range had continuity wilth Assalm Himalaya in the east.and western Ghat in the west. The present day ele\'a,tion of these group of mountains lies between metres. The ecological param,e.ters of these mountams with annual rainfall a,re also in the same range. The tropical evergreen forest co,vering the above group of mountaans are also -similar. The biological evidenoes support Horo's views, but geological.evidences do not fit to support this concept. The di'stribution of the fishes suggests possibilities of its migration from far east which might have been initiated in the palst. In the. present state of our knowledge, the access to the supporting geological evidences ma,y not be properly understood. However, the fish fauna of Basta:r agree wlith 1he views made by Hora.. Out of 100 species, 23 speciels are endemic to Indian region in which 19 species are distribut,ed below 24 0 South in the l)o~can region. The relnaidji~ are distributed in tbe Indtian region; 23 species to Long 80 o W- 82 E./Lait. 6 S.-10oN (Sri Lanka.) ; 47 species to Long. 56 N-80oE/Lat. 24 S-36 N (Pakistan) ; 54 species to Long 88 W-92 E/Lat. 22 S-28 N (Bangla.de~); 16 speties to Long 80 o W-8RoE/Lat. 27 S-32 N (Nepal); 50 species to Burm a, 22 species simu'jc.leniously occurring l1pto Thailand, 15 species to South China (Long. 92 W-I10oE/L.at. OOS-28 N). From this aoo,lysis, it may be noted tha,t the numbelf of conlmon species decrealses with the radial distribution when approaching sol1th-ea~t'; as evidenoed by the species com,posi'tion. 82 species are occurring in nl0rcl than one country in the' Indian region.