This document summarizes the rediscovery of the fish species Pristolepis marginata after over 150 years. Key points:
- P. marginata was originally described in 1849 but had long been considered a synonym of P. malabarica due to lack of specimens from the original locality.
- The author recently collected specimens of P. marginata from its type locality in Kerala and found it to be distinct from P. malabarica based on meristic and morphological differences such as dorsal fin rays, anal fin spines, lateral line scales, and coloration.
- Comparisons show P. marginata can be distinguished from close relatives P. malabarica and P. rubripinnis
Mystus catapogon, a new fish species, is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: maxillary barbels reach beyond caudal fin base; outer mandibulars reach to base of ventral fin and inner mandibular barbels to middle of pectoral fin; Snout shorter; cephalic groove long, shallow and divided into two fontanels and reaching occipital process; occipital process does not reach basal bone of dorsal fin; adipose fin located fairly behind the rayed dorsal fin; body without any mid lateral stripe. The new fish is described and compared with its congeners.
POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF PERUVIAN PROSOPIS (FABACEAE)Enrique Bravo
Pollen morphology from ten Peruvian species of Prosopis genus (P. alba, P. chilensis, P. limensis, P. mantaroensis, P. pallida, P. peruviana, P. piurensis, P. purpurea, P. reptans and P. tupayachensis) was examined using light microscopy (LM), looking for new features that might contribute to clarify classification of the genus in Peru. The Prosopis species are stenopalynous, which is an agreement with observations in previous studies of other species. Pollen is shed in monads and characterized by being isopolar, radially symmetric, generally prolate, and psilate. Pollen is medium size (31.41 – 23.89 μm in P. alba and 40.65 – 22.04 μm in P. reptans), tricolporate, with long and narrow colpi, a circular endoaperture and a reduced polar area. The exine has a range between 1.72 to 2.37 μm thick.
Key words: Prosopis, Peruvian species, pollen morphology.
Mystus catapogon, a new fish species, is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: maxillary barbels reach beyond caudal fin base; outer mandibulars reach to base of ventral fin and inner mandibular barbels to middle of pectoral fin; Snout shorter; cephalic groove long, shallow and divided into two fontanels and reaching occipital process; occipital process does not reach basal bone of dorsal fin; adipose fin located fairly behind the rayed dorsal fin; body without any mid lateral stripe. The new fish is described and compared with its congeners.
POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF PERUVIAN PROSOPIS (FABACEAE)Enrique Bravo
Pollen morphology from ten Peruvian species of Prosopis genus (P. alba, P. chilensis, P. limensis, P. mantaroensis, P. pallida, P. peruviana, P. piurensis, P. purpurea, P. reptans and P. tupayachensis) was examined using light microscopy (LM), looking for new features that might contribute to clarify classification of the genus in Peru. The Prosopis species are stenopalynous, which is an agreement with observations in previous studies of other species. Pollen is shed in monads and characterized by being isopolar, radially symmetric, generally prolate, and psilate. Pollen is medium size (31.41 – 23.89 μm in P. alba and 40.65 – 22.04 μm in P. reptans), tricolporate, with long and narrow colpi, a circular endoaperture and a reduced polar area. The exine has a range between 1.72 to 2.37 μm thick.
Key words: Prosopis, Peruvian species, pollen morphology.
Macrognathus siangensis, new species, from the Siang River, Brahmaputra drainage, northeast India, is distinguished from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: lack of rostral tooth plates, dorsal-fin spines 15-19, dark spots like imperfect ocelli along the base of dorsal soft branched fin rays 7-11, dark blotches at the mid-lateral sides of body 22-27, dorsal fin rays with two rows of parallel greyish streaks, caudal fin rays with 4-6 striated greyish streaks and body width 59.0-67.4% of its depth. A key to Macrognathus species of northeast India including the newly described one is provided.
Puffer fish belonging to the family tetraodontidae are usually distributed in the shallow waters. During investigation in stations viz. Marina Park, Chidiyatapu and Burmanullah, around Andaman, five species from genus Arothron and two from Canthigaster have been recorded and were mostly found to prefer coral reefs and rock crevices, with the exception of Arothron immaculatus, which was found to be present in the open waters and it confined to sandy bottom substrate with patches of sea grasses around them. These fishes were found to be most diverse and abundant in Chidiyatapu with the Margelef’s Richness Index of 2.49, Shannon-Wiener index of 1.05 and Pielou’s evenness index of 0.96. Biometric analysis results demonstrate that they have shown an isometric growth. The individuals collected were mostly lying in the length group of 120-160 mm. Gut content analysis of A. Immaculatus reveals that the fish feed mainly on molluscs and sea urchin and the other food items were shrimps, crabs, sponges, micro algae, foraminiferans etc. gastro-somatic index, hepato-somatic index and gonado-somatic indices were also calculated to throw light upon the feeding behavior and reproductive maturity of the fishes. Most of the individuals were found to be in the developing stage of maturity.
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. Native to India and South Asia, it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio (and thus often called a "tropical fish" although both tropical and subtropical).
DOI:10.21276/ijlssr.2016.2.4.26
ABSTRACT- The morphometric and meristic analyses of three species of freshwater catfish, Mystus cavasius, Mystus
vittatus and Mystus bleekeri of Chandubi beel, Assam were investigated. The morphometric characters vary effectively
among the three different species making its application taxonomically significant. In terms of their total length, M.
bleekeri is found to be the longest with 97.48 mm and M. vittatus is found to be the shortest with 83.9 mm. Moreover, M.
vittatus has also shown an extension of their barbel length upto 74.6% of the total length. Such morphometric variations
and advancements indicate the adaptive capability of the Mystus spp. over the varied geographical, climatic and nutritive
factors in their habitat. Key-words- Morphometry, Mystus vittatus, Mystus bleekeri, Mystus cavasius, Barbels, Dorsal spine
ABSTRACT Sakoli taluka lies in the basin of Chulbandh river and covered with dense forest and comprises agricultural fields and it is less highlighted for butterflies so the main aim of this study to show how these fields serve butterflies and prepare a checklist of that butterflies which use these fields in their various activities. Total 69 species of butterflies were recorded belonging to 47 genera and 5 families. Nymphalidae family was dominant and consisting 25 species (36.24%); Lycaenidae 19 species (27.53%); Pieridae 13 species (18.84%); Hesperiidae 8 species (11.59%) and only 4 species (5.80%) recorded from family Papilionidae respectively. Maximum species richness reported from Monsoon and post- Monsoon season.
Key-words: Agricultural field, Species, River Seasonal diversity, Butterfly fauna
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Puffer fish belonging to the family tetraodontidae are usually distributed in the shallow waters. During investigation in stations viz. Marina Park, Chidiyatapu and Burmanullah, around Andaman, five species from genus Arothron and two from Canthigaster have been recorded and were mostly found to prefer coral reefs and rock crevices, with the exception of Arothron immaculatus, which was found to be present in the open waters and it confined to sandy bottom substrate with patches of sea grasses around them. These fishes were found to be most diverse and abundant in Chidiyatapu with the Margelef’s Richness Index of 2.49, Shannon-Wiener index of 1.05 and Pielou’s evenness index of 0.96. Biometric analysis results demonstrate that they have shown an isometric growth. The individuals collected were mostly lying in the length group of 120-160 mm. Gut content analysis of A. Immaculatus reveals that the fish feed mainly on molluscs and sea urchin and the other food items were shrimps, crabs, sponges, micro algae, foraminiferans etc. gastro-somatic index, hepato-somatic index and gonado-somatic indices were also calculated to throw light upon the feeding behavior and reproductive maturity of the fishes. Most of the individuals were found to be in the developing stage of maturity.
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. Native to India and South Asia, it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio (and thus often called a "tropical fish" although both tropical and subtropical).
DOI:10.21276/ijlssr.2016.2.4.26
ABSTRACT- The morphometric and meristic analyses of three species of freshwater catfish, Mystus cavasius, Mystus
vittatus and Mystus bleekeri of Chandubi beel, Assam were investigated. The morphometric characters vary effectively
among the three different species making its application taxonomically significant. In terms of their total length, M.
bleekeri is found to be the longest with 97.48 mm and M. vittatus is found to be the shortest with 83.9 mm. Moreover, M.
vittatus has also shown an extension of their barbel length upto 74.6% of the total length. Such morphometric variations
and advancements indicate the adaptive capability of the Mystus spp. over the varied geographical, climatic and nutritive
factors in their habitat. Key-words- Morphometry, Mystus vittatus, Mystus bleekeri, Mystus cavasius, Barbels, Dorsal spine
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Key-words: Agricultural field, Species, River Seasonal diversity, Butterfly fauna
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Rediscovery of pristolepis marginata
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Vol. 1(7), 1-5, August (2013) Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci.
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Rediscovery of Pristolepis marginata Jerdon (Teleostei: Percomorpha:
Pristolepididae) after one and a half century
Mathews Plamoottil
Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam Dt, Kerala, INDIA
Available online at: www.isca.in
Received 2013, revised 2013, accepted 2013
Abstract
Pristolepis marginata Jerdon has long been placed in synonymy with Pristolepis malabarica Guenther. An examination of
the specimens of the P. marginata collected recently from its type locality in Kerala shows however, that it exhibits many
valid differences from P. malabarica. Jerdon’s Pristolepis is distinguished from its relative species by having dorsal fin soft
rays- 12 ; dorsal spines- XV; anal fin spines- IV; anal fin soft rays- 7- 8; lateral line scales –19-21/12-15; pre orbital with 9
strong teeth; pre opercle angle with 18 serrae; Meristic and morphometric characters are analyzed well based on the
topotypic materials.
Keywords: Mananthavady River, percoid fish, Catopra tetracantha, interrupted lateral line.
Introduction
The genus Pristolepis Jerdon comprises moderate-sized
percomorph fishes having laterally compressed body with
dorsal, ventral and anal fins with strong spines. They can be
further recognized among other percomorphs by their greatly
enlarged basibranchial tooth plate, studded with globular teeth
that bite against a similar tooth patch on the parsphenoid1
.
Pristolepis marginata was the first species of Pristolepis
described from the Mananthavady River of Wayanad district,
Kerala, India2
. In 1864 Guenther described Catopra malabarica
from hill ranges of Travancore; it was based on one specimen
received by Francis Day from Rev. Henry Baker (Junior) who
collected it from (Manimala River) Mundakkayam, Kottayam
district of Kerala3, 4
.
Many taxonomists from Jerdon5
to Britz et al.6
consider Catopra
malabarica as a synonym of Pristolepis marginata. Recently
this author could collect eight specimens of Pristolepis
marginata from its type locality, examination of which revealed
that it is a different species from its closely related species.
Materials and Methods
Fishes were collected using cast nets and preserved in 10%
formalin. Methods used are those of Jayaram7, 8
and
measurements follow standard practices. Specimens of
Pristolepis marginata collected by this author from its type
locality and which are utilized for the present study are
deposited in the national museum of Zoological Survey of India,
Kolkata, West Bengal; Different specimens of Pristolepis
malabarica and P. rubripinnis, collected by the author as
comparative materials are deposited in the museum of ZSI,
Kolkata, ZSI/WGRC, Kozhikode and UOK/AQB,
Thiruvanathapuram.
Abbreviations: ZSI- Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West
Bengal; ZSI/ WGRC- Zoological Survey of India, Western
Ghats Regional Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala; UOK/AQB-
University of Kerala, Department of Aquatic biology and
fisheries, Kariavattom, Kerala; F- fish; HL- head length; IOW-
inter orbital width; LLS- Lateral line scales; LL/D- Scales
between lateral line and dorsal fin; LL/V- Scales between lateral
line and ventral fin; OLS- Overlapping scales.
Pristolepis marginata Jerdon (1849): (Figures 1 and 2; Tables
1 and 2)
Pristolepis marginatus Jerdon, 1849, Madras J. Lit. and Sci., 15:
141 (type- locality: Mananthavady River, North Malabar).
Pristolepis marginatus: Day, 1878, Fishes of India, 30; Day,
1865, The Fishes of Malabar, 131.
Pristolepis marginata: Day, 1889, Fauna of British India,
Fishes, 2: 84.
Pristolepis marginata: Talwar and Jhingran, 1991, Inland fishes
of india and adjacent countries, 2: 881.
Pristolepis marginata: Jayaram, K. C,
2010, Fresh water fishes
of India, P. 459.
Results and Discussion
Diagnosis: Pristolepis marginata differs from all other
congeners by its colour pattern, meristic and morphometric
characters. Its body and fins greenish; inter spinous membrane
of dorsal fin orange colored. It differs further from its south
Indian congeners P. malabarica and P. rubripinnis in having 4
anal spines and 15 dorsal spines (Vs. 3 anal spines and 14 dorsal
spines).
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Description: Body roughly rectangular in outline, strongly
laterally compressed; body depth 2.4 to 2.5 times in SL, body
width 2.0- 2.1 times in its depth; dorsal contour rising gradually
from snout towards the dorsal front, convex along the dorsum,
abruptly attenuated at caudal peduncle; ventral contour slightly
convex up to ventral fin base, then almost straight to anal fin
base and strongly attenuated at caudal base.
Figure-1
A freshly collected specimen of Pristolepis marginata,
collected from Valloorkkavu of the Mananthavady River,
Wayanad dt, Kerala, the type locality (ZSI FF 4935)
Figure-2
A formalin preserved specimen of Pristolepis marginata
(ZSI FF 4935)
Head moderate to large, its length 2.6 to 3.1 and depth 2.7 to 3.1
times in SL, pointed towards the snout. Eyes inserted in the
dorso- anterior half of head, its diameter 3.5 to 4.4 times in HL
and 0.82 to 1.3 times in IOW. Posterior nostrils a round
opening, located close to orbit, anterior naris at the end of a
short tube, in the middle of upper lip and orbit.
Mouth upturned, its width 2.9 to 3.3 times in HL, maxilla
ending at vertical, a little in front of anterior margin of orbit;
opercle with two spines posteriorly, both of equal length and
strength; pre opercle angle moderately serrated with 18 serrae;
junction of inter and sub opercle slightly serrated; pre orbital
with 9 strong teeth on its lower edge.
Anterior base of spinous dorsal fin above the base of pectoral
fin and just in front of ventral fin; dorsal fin rays XV, 12;
pectoral fin reaching 9th
scale row; in smaller specimens
pectorals reach anus, in larger ones it reach near to anal
opening; pectoral fin rays 13-14; Pelvic fins originate just
behind pectoral fin base; pelvic fin rays I, 5; third anal spine
longer than other three spines; anal rays IV, 7-8; caudal
rounded; caudal fin rays 14.
Scales comparatively large, small scales present on chest,
around the bases of soft dorsal, anal and posterior part of caudal
fin; tiny scales on the bases of fin rays of dorsal, caudal and anal
fins. Scales between ventral rim of orbit and ventral edge of pre
opercle- 5-6; pre dorsal scales 15- 17; lateral line scales 19-
21/12-15; scales between dorsal and ventral branch of lateral
line ½ 2 ½; lateral transverse scales 4½/9½; scales between
lateral line and dorsal fin 4½; scales between lateral line and
ventral fin 9½; scales between lateral line and anal fin 9½-10½;
pre pelvic scales 14- 15; pre anal scales 28-30; lateral line dorsal
branch scales 19-21; lateral line ventral branch scales 6-9;
overlap between dorsal and ventral branches 1- 4 scales; scales
between dorsal branch of lateral line and base of middle of
spinous dorsal fin 3½; scales between dorsal branch of lateral
line and anterior base of spinous anal fin 9½; scales on caudal
peduncle 7.
Lateral line interrupted, dorsal branch extending from shoulder
girdle in convex longitudinal line to vertical through base of
anterior most soft anal fin ray or in front of the anal spine;
dorsal lateral line branch forming a horizontal line from the
anterior base or just behind soft dorsal fin to base of caudal fin
and from there in a straight line to base of caudal fin;
Colouration: Dorsal and lateral sides green; ventral side white
or brownish white; inter spinous membrane of dorsal fin orange;
remaining fins greenish; a dark band may often present on the
soft dorsal, soft anal and caudal fins; base of caudal fin deep
black. After preservation in formalin the fish specimens
acquire a black color.
Distribution: Currently known only from Mananthavady River,
Wayanad, Kerala, India.
Comparisons: Pristolepis malabarica (Figures 3 and 4; Tables
1 and2) and P. rubripinnis are the related species of Pristolepis
marginata. Pristolepis malabarica was described firstly by
Guenther based on one specimen received by Francis Day from
Rev. Henry Baker (Junior) who collected it from Mundakkayam
(Kottayam district, Kerala) on the hill-ranges of Travancore.
Due to absence of a collection of P. marginata and P.
malabarica from their type localities, P. malabarica was
erranously considered as a synonym of the former. To solve
this problem, this author collected 14 specimens of Pristolepis
malabarica from Manimala River at Mundakkayam (type
locality) and 8 specimens of P. marginata from Manantavady
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River of Wayanad (type locality); it revealed the relevant
taxonomical details of malabarica and marginata. It was
understood from the study that in colour, morphometric and in
many valid meristic characters (Table 2) Pristolepis malabarica
differs from P. marginata. In P. marginata lateral line scales
are 19-21/12-15 (vs. 19- 23/ 8-11 in P. malabarica), dorsal
spines XV (vs. XIV in P. malabarica), pre opercle strongly
serrated with 18 teeth (vs. pre opercle roughened or slightly
serrated); pre orbital with 9 strong teeth on its lower edge (vs.
pre orbital smooth), pectoral tip rounded (vs. pectoral tip
pointed), membrane between spinous portion of dorsal fin
orange (vs. hyaline to light green), body and fins green (vs.
yellowish), posterior most part of ventral branch of lateral line
straight (vs. posterior most part of ventral branch of lateral line
bends downwards to caudal base), body width at dorsal origin
19.0- 20.8 (vs. 21.1- 23.1 in P. malabarica), length of base of
pectoral fin 5.9- 7.0 (vs. 7.2- 9.2), depth of caudal peduncle
14.0- 15.3 (vs. 16.9- 18.5) and distance from anal to vent 3.8-
5.4 (vs. 6.4- 7.7) all in percent of standard length. Most relevant
difference
Figure-3
A freshly collected specimen of Pristoplepis malabarica from
Manimala River at Mundakkayam, Kottayam Dt of Kerala,
the type locality (ZSI/WGRC/IR/2373)
Figure-4
A formalin preserved specimen of Pristolepis malabarica
(ZSI FF 4937)
Between marginata and malabarica is the possession of four
anal spines in marginata; in malabarica only three anal spines
present. Jerdon who described P. marginata firstly, mentioned
the occurrence of four anal spines in it. Day9, 10, 11
assigned
both, malabarica and marginata, to Pristolepis and
distinguished them based on differences in the number of dorsal
and anal-fin spines, listing 15–16 dorsal spines and 4 anal-fin
spines for marginata and 14 dorsal spines and 3 anal-fin spines
for malabarica. But many taxonomists including Britz et al.
tried to prove that the P. marginata bears only three anal spines.
But they collected their “Pristolepis marginata” from the
Valappattanam River of Kannur District, and not from
Mananthavady River, its type locality, to support their
argument. The present study revealed that P. malabarica has 14
dorsal spines and 3 anal spines and P. marginata has 15 dorsal
spines 4 anal spines. A synonymy was created between P.
malabarica and P. marginata only because of the failure of
procuring these two species from their type localities. The
current study reveals that Pristolepis marginata and P.
malabarica are two different species.
This author collected 4 specimens of P. rubripinnis (Figures 5
and 6; Table 2) from Pampa River at Edathua, its type locality.
Examination of it revealed that rubripinnis differs greatly in
meristic and morphometric characters from marginata. In P.
rubripinnis, unlike P. marginata, distal parts of soft dorsal, anal
and caudal fins are orange red (vs.
Figure-5
Freshly collected specimen of Pristolepis rubripinnis from
Edathua, Alappuzha Dt, Kerala, its type locality
(STC/DOZ/55)
Figure-6
A formalin preserved specimen of Pristolepis rubripinnis
(STC/DOZ/55)
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greenish in P. marginata) dorsal spines are XIV (vs. XV),
dorsal soft rays14 (vs. 12), anal spines 3 (vs. 4), anal soft rays 9
(vs. 7-8), lateral line scales 20-22/9-10 (vs. 19-21/12-15), body
height at dorsal origin 48.6- 54.4 (vs. 40.0- 42.1), pre dorsal
length 34.5- 37.6 (vs. 38.5- 41.8), length of caudal peduncle 4.7-
5.6 (vs. 10.7- 14.9) all in percent of SL and snout length 16.2-
20.2 (vs. 26.7- 31.4) in percent of HL.
Table-1
Morphometric features of Pristolepis marginata and P. malabarica
Sl No Characters
Pristolepis marginata (n= 8)
ZSI FF 4935
Pristolepis malabarica (n=14)
ZSI FF4937, ZSI/WGRC 2373,
UOK/AQB 112, 113
Range Mean SD Range Mean SD
2 Standard Length (mm) 79.0- 107.0 93.8 11.9 63.0- 88.0 68.0 10.1
Percentage of Standard Length
3 Head length 32.7-38.0 34.6 2.1 33.6- 36.5 35.2 1.1
4 Head depth 32.2- 37.1 35.0 1.6 31.0- 40.9 33.4 3.7
5 Head width 17.7- 20.0 18.9 1.0 18.3- 20.8 19.2 1.1
6 Body depth at dorsal origin 40.0- 42.1 41.3 0.8 41.4- 45.5 43.4 1.5
7 Body depth at anal origin 40.5- 43.6 41.7 1.3 42.3- 46.6 44.9 1.7
8 Body width at dorsal origin 19.0- 20.8 19.8 0.7 21.1- 23.1 22.3 0.8
9 Body width at anal origin 12.1- 15.0 13.4 1.0 12.7- 15.4 13.4 1.0
10 Pre dorsal length 38.5- 41.8 40.3 1.2 37.1- 40.9 39.3 1.7
11 Post dorsal length 64.5- 70.2 66.6 2.2 63.6- 68.3 66.9 1.7
12 Pre pectoral length 35.7- 39.7 37.4 1.4 32.3- 38.1 36.1 2.5
13 Pre pelvic length 41.1- 45.8 43.2 1.8 40.0-45.7 43.1 2.7
14 Pre anal length 68.6- 73.3 70.9 1.9 69.2-74.6 72.9 2.2
15 Length of soft dorsal fin 17.7- 21.0 19.7 1.3 20.0-25.0 23.3 2.2
16 Length of spinous dorsal fin 11.6- 14.3 12.6 1.0 11.4-14.3 13.4 1.2
17 Length of pectoral fin 22.8- 24.4 23.7 0.6 23.6-28.4 26.2 1.8
18 Length of pelvic fin 20.2- 23.8 22.2 1.6 20.6-23.3 21.7 1.5
19 Length of soft anal fin 13.3- 20.3 18.4 2.5 16.7-22.7 18.4 2.2
20 Length of spinous anal fin 12.6- 15.2 13.5 1.1 10.1-15.4 14.4 1.9
21 Length of base of spinous dorsal fin 42.4- 46.4 43.7 1.6 43.2- 48.3 45.2 1.9
22 Length of base of soft dorsal fin 17.3- 19.8 18.8 0.9 13.6-20.0 17.4 2.7
23 Length of base of spinous anal fin 10.7- 12.7 11.9 0.8 9.5- 11.3 10.5 0.7
24 Length of base of soft anal fin 12.4- 17.7 13.9 1.9 11.0- 16.5 13.2 1.8
25 Length of base of pectoral fin 5.9- 7.0 6.5 0.4 7.2-9.2 8.2 0.8
26 Length of base of pelvic fin 4.2- 6.3 5.1 0.7 5.1-6.2 5.4 0.5
27 Distance from pelvic to anal 28.6- 31.7 29.8 1.3 27.2- 31.4 29.3 2.9
28 Length of caudal fin 22.8- 25.9 24.6 1.1 24.3-28.7 26.5 3.1
29 Length of caudal peduncle 10.7- 14.9 12.2 1.6 7.9- 13.6 10.5 2.3
30 Depth of caudal peduncle 14.0- 15.3 14.8 0.5 16.9- 18.5 17.7 0.7
31 Width of caudal peduncle 5.0- 5.9 5.5 0.4 3.2- 6.2 4.0 1.2
32 Distance from ventral to vent 25.0- 27.7 26.3 1.2 22.8- 26.2 24.5 1.4
33 Distance from anal to vent 3.8- 5.4 4.7 0.5 6.4- 7.7 6.7 0.5
34 Head length (mm) 30.0- 35.0 32.3 2.4 22.0-31.0 23.9 3.7
Percentage of Head Length
35 Head depth 91.8- 111.4 101.7 9.2 90.9- 96.8 93.0 2.8
36 Head width 46.7- 60.6 55.0 5.6 50.0-60.0 53.6 2.6
37 Eye diameter 22.8- 28.6 25.3 2.5 25.8- 26.7 26.2 0.5
38 Inter orbital width 23.3- 30.3 25.8 2.8 26.1- 33.3 28.8 3.3
39 Inter narial width 16.4- 21.2 17.8 1.8 17.4- 22.2 19.1 2.0
40 Snout length 26.7- 31.4 29.4 2.0 28.3- 30.6 29.2 0.8
41 Width of gape of mouth 30.0- 34.4 31.9 1.8 27.6- 31.1 29.3 1.5
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Table-2
Meristic characters of Pristolepis marginata and its relative species
Sl. No Characters P. marginata P. malabarica P. rubripinnis
1 Dorsal fin spines XV XIV XIV
2 Dorsal fin rays 12 11- 12 14
3 Pectoral rays 13- 14 12- 14 14
4 Pelvic rays I, 5 I, 5 I, 5
5 Anal soft rays 7- 8 8-9 9
6 Anal spines IV III III
7 LLS 19-21/12-15 19- 23/8- 11 20- 22/9-10
8 LL/D 4½ 3½ 4-5
9 LL/V 9½ 8½ -10½ 10
10 OLS 1-4 0 -3 2- 4
Pristolepis tetracantha of Guenther12, 13
was described from East
Indies. Day considered it as a junior synonym of Pristolepis
marginata, who speculated that they might be the types of
Jerdon’s Pristolepis. Even though their “P. marginata” differs
(with different number of dorsal and anal spines) considerably
from P. tetracantha, Britz et al. considered it as a synonym of
the latter species. But the examination of syntypes of P.
tetracantha by Britz et al. helped to reveal the detailed
taxonomy of it. From the present study of P. marginata from
the type locality, from the accounts of Britz et al. and from the
details given by the Guenther, who originally described it, P.
tetracantha can be considered as synonym of the P. marginata.
Both the species show no difference in the dorsal and anal
spines and rays (15 dorsal spines, 12 dorsal soft rays, 4 anal
spines and 7-8 anal soft rays).
Conclusion
The redescription of Pristolepis marginata Jerdon re-
emphasizes the necessity of collection of fishes from their type
locality and the impending mistake in discarding the original
description without sufficient reasons while creating synonymy
in fish taxonomy.
Comparative Material: Pristolepis malabarica:
ZSI/WGRC/IR/2373, 10 exs, 63- 88 mm SL, Mundakkayam,
Manimala River, Kerala, collected by Mathews Plamoottil,
8.10.2011, 9.12.2011 and 9.12.2012; ZSI FF 4937, 2 exs, 65.0-
69.0 mm SL, Mundakkayam, Manimala River, Kerala, collected
by Mathews Plamoottil, 14.10.2012; UOK/AQB/F/112 and 113,
2 exs, 60.0- 65.0 mm SL, Mundakkayam, Manimala River,
Kerala, collected by Mathews Plamoottil, 14.10.2012.
Pristolepis marginata: ZSI FF 4935, 8 exs, 82.0 mm- 103.0 mm
SL, Valloorkkavu, Mananthavady River, Wayanad, Kerala,
collected by Mathews Plamoottil, 20.03.2013.
Pristolepis rubripinnis: STC/DOZ/55, 4 exs, 100- 136 mm SL,
Edathua, Pampa River, Kerala, collected by Mathews
Plamoottil, 10.01.2013.
Acknowledgments
The author acknowledges Dr. Nelson P. Abraham, Associate
Professor, St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Kerala for his
valuable guidance.
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