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genital papilla narrow. In female, pectorals
smooth and papilla thickened.
Maximum Size
6.7 cm (standard length), 10.2 cm (Hora 1935 ).
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri,
Tehri and Uttarkashi districts; Kumaon Division: Almora, Nainital and Pithoragarh districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji National
Park.
India
Bihar, Himachal Pradesh (Satluj and Beas drainages; Shimla), Jammu and Kashmir (Poonch
Valley), Nagaland (Naga hills) and West Bengal
(Adma and Jayanti rivers).
Elsewhere
Nepal.
Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits shallow-water riffl es, spring pools and
small hill streams with pebbly bottom.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery interest. Record of this species
from the main Asan River (Uniyal 2010 ; Uniyal
and Kumar, 2006 ; Uniyal and Mehta 2007 ) is
doubtful as being a fi sh of torrents.
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis Bleeker, 1853
35. Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822)
Labrus badis Hamilton, 1822. Fish. Ganges :
70–72, 368 (type locality: ponds and ditches
throughout the Gangetic provinces).
Badis badis 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
Badis, Dwarf Chameleon Fish.
Local Name
Chiri.
Localities Surveyed
Small stream near Asan Barrage at Dhalipur; Asan
River above Kunja Grant, below barrage, at
Herbertpur, Sabhawala, Selakui and Jhajra villages; seepage nala below barrage; Asan reservoir.
Small stream at Karwapani, Asarori forest.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 15–18/7–10, P. 0/12, V. 1/5, A. 3/6–8, C., L.l.
25–30.
Body ovate, compressed; dorsal spines slender; anal spines short; caudal fi n rounded; scales
ctenoid; lateral line interrupted, sometimes
absent. Body reddish brown with a series of alternate obliquely vertical black and greenish or dirty
red bands and blackish spots, opercles also with
such spots; a conspicuous bluish-black spot (covering superfi cial part of cleithrum above the pectoral fi n base) behind the gill opening; fi ns
yellowish green or bluish, dorsal base and fi n
with a series of prominent dark spots/blotches,
caudal peduncle without a dark blotch, body with
indistinct bars on sides.
Maximum Size
8.9 cm (Day, 1875 ), commonly much less.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar and
Pauri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital district. Rajaji National Park.
India
Throughout. Mahanadi river drainage; Yamuna,
Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems. Assam
(Brahmaputra, Guwahati, Kaziranga and Dibru
river), Himachal Pradesh and Western Ghats.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.
14 Fish Fauna of Asan River
genital papilla narrow. In female, pectorals
smooth and papilla thickened.
Maximum Size
6.7 cm (standard length), 10.2 cm (Hora 1935 ).
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri,
Tehri and Uttarkashi districts; Kumaon Division: Almora, Nainital and Pithoragarh districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji National
Park.
India
Bihar, Himachal Pradesh (Satluj and Beas drainages; Shimla), Jammu and Kashmir (Poonch
Valley), Nagaland (Naga hills) and West Bengal
(Adma and Jayanti rivers).
Elsewhere
Nepal.
Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits shallow-water riffl es, spring pools and
small hill streams with pebbly bottom.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery interest. Record of this species
from the main Asan River (Uniyal 2010 ; Uniyal
and Kumar, 2006 ; Uniyal and Mehta 2007 ) is
doubtful as being a fi sh of torrents.
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis Bleeker, 1853
35. Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822)
Labrus badis Hamilton, 1822. Fish. Ganges :
70–72, 368 (type locality: ponds and ditches
throughout the Gangetic provinces).
Badis badis 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
Badis, Dwarf Chameleon Fish.
Local Name
Chiri.
Localities Surveyed
Small stream near Asan Barrage at Dhalipur; Asan
River above Kunja Grant, below barrage, at
Herbertpur, Sabhawala, Selakui and Jhajra villages; seepage nala below barrage; Asan reservoir.
Small stream at Karwapani, Asarori forest.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 15–18/7–10, P. 0/12, V. 1/5, A. 3/6–8, C., L.l.
25–30.
Body ovate, compressed; dorsal spines slender; anal spines short; caudal fi n rounded; scales
ctenoid; lateral line interrupted, sometimes
absent. Body reddish brown with a series of alternate obliquely vertical black and greenish or dirty
red bands and blackish spots, opercles also with
such spots; a conspicuous bluish-black spot (covering superfi cial part of cleithrum above the pectoral fi n base) behind the gill opening; fi ns
yellowish green or bluish, dorsal base and fi n
with a series of prominent dark spots/blotches,
caudal peduncle without a dark blotch, body with
indistinct bars on sides.
Maximum Size
8.9 cm (Day, 1875 ), commonly much less.
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar and
Pauri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital district. Rajaji National Park.
India
Throughout. Mahanadi river drainage; Yamuna,
Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems. Assam
(Brahmaputra, Guwahati, Kaziranga and Dibru
river), Himachal Pradesh and Western Ghats.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.
14 Fish Fauna of Asan River