Eastern Sentinel

Book on Arunachal fish species

21st Sep 2018 09:09:PM State

ITANAGAR, Sep 21: A book titled ‘Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya: Systematics, Classification, and Taxonomic Identification’ was recently published by Academic Press, Elsevier. The book is co-authored by Achom Darshan, Santosh kumar Abujam and DN Das.

The book provides a detailed piscatorial resource of the fish species living in the rich mountain water bodies of the eastern Himalayan region. It presents the latest classifications and updated taxa of fish dwelling in high-altitude cold waters, mid-altitude cold and warm waters, and warm waters in the low altitude foothill regions of the Arunachal Himalaya.

The book includes the scientific and vernacular names of more than 200 fish species, as well as coloration, distributional and conservational status. This book will be a valuable resource for biodiversity and conservation researchers, especially those specializing in ichthyo-faunal diversity.

The key features of the book are: It documents the taxonomy of 218 freshwater fish species from the headwaters of the Brahmaputra basin;includes quality photographs of each species, either in the wild or as fresh specimens, for easy visual identification; provides species registration numbers and key distinguishing features for fast field and research references.

Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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