Pangio bhujia, a new, peculiar species of miniature subterranean eel loach lacking dorsal and pelvic is fins from India (Teleostei: Cobitidae)

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dc.contributor.authorAnoop, V. K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBritz, Ralfen_US
dc.contributor.authorArjun, C. P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDAHANUKAR, NEELESHen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, Rajeeven_US
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Biologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T08:48:56Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T08:48:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-10en_US
dc.description.abstractA unique, new species of eel loach, Pangio bhujia, is described from Kerala, India. It is the first species of Pangio to be described from subterranean waters. It possesses several unusual characters including absence of both dorsal and pelvic fins, the presence of only 3 pectoral-fin rays, 6 anal-fin rays and a unique count of 38 precaudal + 24 caudal vertebrae.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZootaxa, 4683(1), 144-150.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326en_US
dc.identifier.issn1175-5334en_US
dc.identifier.sourcetitleZootaxaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4163
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.8
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publication.originofpublisherForeignen_US
dc.publisherMagnolia Pressen_US
dc.subjectAquifersen_US
dc.subjectFreshwater fishesen_US
dc.subjectHypogeanen_US
dc.subjectKeralaen_US
dc.subjectWestern Ghatsen_US
dc.subjectTOC-OCT-2019en_US
dc.subject2019en_US
dc.titlePangio bhujia, a new, peculiar species of miniature subterranean eel loach lacking dorsal and pelvic is fins from India (Teleostei: Cobitidae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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