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Amblyceps mangois , 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 Name
Torrent Catfi sh.
Local Names
Billi, Chhoti-singhi, Sudaal.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below barrage at
Dhalipur; Herbertpur, Sabhawala, village
Bhurpur near Jhajra and Selakui; seepage nala
below barrage; Asan reservoir.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 1/6, P. 1/5–7, V. 1/5–6, A. 5/8–11, C. 17.
Dorsal fi n far forward being inserted above the
middle or fi rst quarter of the pectoral fi n and with
weak spine and concealed; pectoral fi n with a
short, concealed, smooth and pointed spine; anal
fi n large, fan-like; dorsal, paired and fi ns are
enveloped in thick skin with their bases swollen;
caudal fi n deeply forked, with longer upper lobe;
lateral line absent. Body olive brown.
Maximum Length
12.5 cm (standard length).
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri
and Tehri districts; Kumaon Division: Almora
and Nainital districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and
Rajaji National Park.
India
Himalayan foothills from Kangra Valley in
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab to Assam and also
Krishna system (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Maharashtra) and Madhya Pradesh.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan and Thailand.
Habitat and Ecology
Occurs in pebbly beds in swift currents at the
base of the hills. Found among rocks and boulders on the substratum of fast-fl owing upland
streams. Feeds on aquatic insects.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery/food interest.
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus Scopoli, 1777
39. Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877)
Bagrus keletius Bleeker ( nec . Valenciennes),
1849. Nat. Gen. Arch. Ned. Ind ., 3(2): 135
(type locality: Bengal).
Macrones bleekeri Day, 1877. Fish. India : 451,
pl. 101, fi g. 1 (type locality: Sind, Jumna,
upper waters of Ganges and Burma, Bengal).
Mystus bleekeri Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 : 23–26
(seepage nala).
English Name
Day’s Mystus.
Local Name
Kater.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River below barrage at Dhalipur, Herbertpur
and Bairagiwala near Herbertpur; seepage nala
below barrage.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 1/7, P. 1/8–9, V. 1/5, A. 2/7–8, C. 15–17.
Body elongate, compressed behind; head somewhat depressed, occipital process long and extend
to the basal bone of dorsal fi n, median longitudinal
groove shallow; mouth terminal, teeth in bands on
jaws, barbels four pairs, maxillary long reaching
the anal fi n; dorsal fi n spine smooth, rarely fi nely
serrated; adipose fi n large starting from just behind
rayed; caudal fi n forked. Body brownish with two
pale longitudinal bands on sides, often with a dark
shoulder spot; fi ns greyish with dark edges.
A. Husain
Amblyceps mangois , 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 Name
Torrent Catfi sh.
Local Names
Billi, Chhoti-singhi, Sudaal.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below barrage at
Dhalipur; Herbertpur, Sabhawala, village
Bhurpur near Jhajra and Selakui; seepage nala
below barrage; Asan reservoir.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 1/6, P. 1/5–7, V. 1/5–6, A. 5/8–11, C. 17.
Dorsal fi n far forward being inserted above the
middle or fi rst quarter of the pectoral fi n and with
weak spine and concealed; pectoral fi n with a
short, concealed, smooth and pointed spine; anal
fi n large, fan-like; dorsal, paired and fi ns are
enveloped in thick skin with their bases swollen;
caudal fi n deeply forked, with longer upper lobe;
lateral line absent. Body olive brown.
Maximum Length
12.5 cm (standard length).
Distribution
Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri
and Tehri districts; Kumaon Division: Almora
and Nainital districts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and
Rajaji National Park.
India
Himalayan foothills from Kangra Valley in
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab to Assam and also
Krishna system (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Maharashtra) and Madhya Pradesh.
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan and Thailand.
Habitat and Ecology
Occurs in pebbly beds in swift currents at the
base of the hills. Found among rocks and boulders on the substratum of fast-fl owing upland
streams. Feeds on aquatic insects.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.
Remarks
Of no fi shery/food interest.
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus Scopoli, 1777
39. Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877)
Bagrus keletius Bleeker ( nec . Valenciennes),
1849. Nat. Gen. Arch. Ned. Ind ., 3(2): 135
(type locality: Bengal).
Macrones bleekeri Day, 1877. Fish. India : 451,
pl. 101, fi g. 1 (type locality: Sind, Jumna,
upper waters of Ganges and Burma, Bengal).
Mystus bleekeri Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 : 23–26
(seepage nala).
English Name
Day’s Mystus.
Local Name
Kater.
Localities Surveyed
Asan River below barrage at Dhalipur, Herbertpur
and Bairagiwala near Herbertpur; seepage nala
below barrage.
Diagnostic Characters
D. 1/7, P. 1/8–9, V. 1/5, A. 2/7–8, C. 15–17.
Body elongate, compressed behind; head somewhat depressed, occipital process long and extend
to the basal bone of dorsal fi n, median longitudinal
groove shallow; mouth terminal, teeth in bands on
jaws, barbels four pairs, maxillary long reaching
the anal fi n; dorsal fi n spine smooth, rarely fi nely
serrated; adipose fi n large starting from just behind
rayed; caudal fi n forked. Body brownish with two
pale longitudinal bands on sides, often with a dark
shoulder spot; fi ns greyish with dark edges.
A. Husain