First report of the genus Neonoemacheilus Zhu & Guo (Cobitidae: Nemacheilidae) from rivers of Mizoram, northeastern India with a note on N. assamensis Menon

Denis V. Lalhlimpuia, Rashi Shukla, Mahender Singh, Lalramliana

Science Vision 15 (3), 145-151 | Published on 30 September 2015 |

Abstract

The study, for the first time, reports the occurrence of the genus Neonoemacheilus from rivers of Mizoram, namely Langkaih and Tlawng rivers,. The study provides descriptions of N. assamensis giving additional characters other than outlined in the original description, such as, number of unbranched dorsal and anal fin rays; intestine arrangement and numbers of vertebrae.

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