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Body deep and compressed; single pair of
short maxillary barbels; last simple dorsal fi n ray
moderately strong and smooth; lateral line complete. A rosy spot on operculum; black spots, one
each behind the gill opening, at the caudal base
and on the dorsal fi n.
Sexual Dimorphism: Male with orange-tinged
Pelvic fi ns while female without such
colouration.
Maximum Length
15.0 cm, commonly 8.0 cm.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri
and Tehri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital
and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger
Reserve and Rajaji National Park.
India
Throughout. Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(coastal belt) and Western Ghats.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka.
Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits shallow streams, rivers, canals, lakes,
tanks, ponds and inundated fi elds. Feeds on
worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.
Peaceful and active fi sh.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery interest; kept in aquaria.
7. Puntius conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus ( Puntius ) conchonius Hamilton, 1822.
Fish Ganges : 317, 389 (type locality: ponds
of northeast of Bengal and rivers Kosi and
Ami).
Puntius conchonius Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 :
23–26 (Asan reservoir, seepage nala, Asan
River above Kunja Grant and below its
barrage).
English Names
Red Barb, Rosy Barb.
Local Names
Chidhu, Kharauli-pothi, Phuti, Pothi, Ticker.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below barrage, at
Dhalipur, Herbertpur, villages Fatehpur, Partitpur
and Bairagiwala near Herbertpur, Sabhawala,
Baronwala, Sahaspur, Bhimpur near Jhajra and
Chandrabani; seepage nala below Asan Barrage;
Asan reservoir.
Naro nadi, Langha; Swarna nadi, Bhauwala;
Tons nadi near Premnagar and at Bijapur; Nimi
nadi, Paundha; Nun nadi, Jaintanwala; Birhani
nadi, Panditwari. Small stream (Manaksidh rao),
Asarori forest.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 2–3/7–8, P. 1/13, V. 1/7–8, A. 2–3/5, C. 19,
L.l. 22–26.
Barbels absent; dorsal fi n spine strong, serrated; lateral line incomplete, mostly extending
up to the 10–13th scale or up to the 18th scale. A
dark spot on caudal peduncle.
Sexual Dimorphism: During breeding season,
normal silvery male takes on a rich claret fl ush,
while slightly larger female becomes more
luminous.
Maximum Length
14.0 cm.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal
Division:
Chamoli,
Dehradun,
Haridwar, Pauri and Tehri districts; Kumaon
Division: Almora, Nainital (Nainital, Bhimtal
and Naukuchiatal lakes), Pithoragarh and Udham
Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and
Rajaji National Park.
14 Fish Fauna of Asan River
Body deep and compressed; single pair of
short maxillary barbels; last simple dorsal fi n ray
moderately strong and smooth; lateral line complete. A rosy spot on operculum; black spots, one
each behind the gill opening, at the caudal base
and on the dorsal fi n.
Sexual Dimorphism: Male with orange-tinged
Pelvic fi ns while female without such
colouration.
Maximum Length
15.0 cm, commonly 8.0 cm.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri
and Tehri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital
and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger
Reserve and Rajaji National Park.
India
Throughout. Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(coastal belt) and Western Ghats.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka.
Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits shallow streams, rivers, canals, lakes,
tanks, ponds and inundated fi elds. Feeds on
worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.
Peaceful and active fi sh.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery interest; kept in aquaria.
7. Puntius conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus ( Puntius ) conchonius Hamilton, 1822.
Fish Ganges : 317, 389 (type locality: ponds
of northeast of Bengal and rivers Kosi and
Ami).
Puntius conchonius Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 :
23–26 (Asan reservoir, seepage nala, Asan
River above Kunja Grant and below its
barrage).
English Names
Red Barb, Rosy Barb.
Local Names
Chidhu, Kharauli-pothi, Phuti, Pothi, Ticker.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below barrage, at
Dhalipur, Herbertpur, villages Fatehpur, Partitpur
and Bairagiwala near Herbertpur, Sabhawala,
Baronwala, Sahaspur, Bhimpur near Jhajra and
Chandrabani; seepage nala below Asan Barrage;
Asan reservoir.
Naro nadi, Langha; Swarna nadi, Bhauwala;
Tons nadi near Premnagar and at Bijapur; Nimi
nadi, Paundha; Nun nadi, Jaintanwala; Birhani
nadi, Panditwari. Small stream (Manaksidh rao),
Asarori forest.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 2–3/7–8, P. 1/13, V. 1/7–8, A. 2–3/5, C. 19,
L.l. 22–26.
Barbels absent; dorsal fi n spine strong, serrated; lateral line incomplete, mostly extending
up to the 10–13th scale or up to the 18th scale. A
dark spot on caudal peduncle.
Sexual Dimorphism: During breeding season,
normal silvery male takes on a rich claret fl ush,
while slightly larger female becomes more
luminous.
Maximum Length
14.0 cm.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal
Division:
Chamoli,
Dehradun,
Haridwar, Pauri and Tehri districts; Kumaon
Division: Almora, Nainital (Nainital, Bhimtal
and Naukuchiatal lakes), Pithoragarh and Udham
Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and
Rajaji National Park.
14 Fish Fauna of Asan River