Binoy, VV and Roshan, KS and Rakesh, VB
(2012)
Occurrence of Kryptoglanis shajii, an enigmatic subterranean-spring catfish (Siluriformes, Incertae sedis) in the channels of paddy fields.
Current Science, 102 (2).
p. 161.
ISSN 0011-3891
| Abstract: |
Kryptoglanis shajii is a recently discovered
catfish from the extreme western side
of the Western Ghats, Chalakudy in
Thrissur District, Kerala, India1. This
fish is called ‘enigmatic catfish’ due to
its habitat, the subterranean streams1.
The only available description of this
species is based on specimens collected
from a newly dug artificial well (depth
6 m), where these fishes were found to
enter with groundwater flowing from
crevices in the laterite1. The salient features
of K. shajii are the absence of dorsal
fin, subcutaneous eyes, upward-directed
mouth with distinctly projecting lower
jaw, four pairs of barbells and fanshaped
pectoral fins without any spines.
In this species, anal fin is completely
confluent with caudal fin and the resultant
long fin has 70–74 fin rays1. |
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| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Conservation Biology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
06 Feb 2012 11:27 |
| Last Modified: |
08 May 2015 09:57 |
| Official URL: |
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