First Record of endemic fish Dawkinsia filamentosus (Family Cyprinidae) from state of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, India
The present paper reports the first record of the fish species Dawkinsia filamentosus from Damanganga River of the state of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Union territory of India. A total of 47 specimens were caught monthly from backwater of river Damanganga, including 20 males and 27 females. Morphometric measurements and the meristematic count were conducted for its identification. The given paper provides the description, distribution, and diagnostic character characteristics of the species Dawkinsia filamentosus.
Authors
- S. D. Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-5816)
- Aparna Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-8169)
Institutions
- Marine Research Centre (MV)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoological and Entomological Letters
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22271/letters.2025.v5.i1a.115
- Primary Topic
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00