Thursday, 5 December 2013

cry, the beloved Ashtamudi - The Hindu

cry, the beloved Ashtamudi - The Hindu

Concern over reclamation of Ashtamudi Lake - The Hindu

Concern over reclamation of Ashtamudi Lake - The Hindu

Estuarine mangrove forest under reclamation threat - The Hindu

Estuarine mangrove forest under reclamation threat - The Hindu

Monday, 12 August 2013

Threatened Fresh Water Fishes of Kerala



List of Threatened Fresh Water Fishes of Kerala

Sl.No
Scientific name
Common name
IUCN Status/Endemism
Critically Endangered
1
Barbodes bovanicus (Day, 1877)
Bovany Barb
CR
2
Barbodes wynaadensis (Day, 1873)

CR/WG
3
Hemibagrus punctatus (Jerdon, 1849)
Nilgiri Mystus
CR/WG
4
Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day, 1870)

CR/WG
5
Hypselobarbus thomasi (Day, 1874)
Nilgiri Shark
CR/WG
6
Mesonoemacheilus herrei (Nalbant & Banarescu, 1982)

CR/WG
7
Puntius pookodensis (Mercy & Jacob, 2007)
Pookode Lake Barb
CR/K
Endangered
8
Barilius canarensis (Jerdon, 1849)
Jerdon's Baril
EN/WG
9
Crossocheilus periyarensis (Menon & Jacob ,1996)
Periyar Latia
EN/K
10
Devario neilgherriensis (Day, 1867)
Nilgiri Danio
EN/WG
11
Eechathalakenda ophicephala (Raj, 1941)
Channa Barb
EN/K
12
Etroplus canarensis Day, 1877
Canara Pearlspot
EN/WG
13
Garra hughi (Silas, 1955)
Cardamon Garra
EN/WG
14
Garra surendranathanii (Shaji, Arun & Easa, 1996)
Periyar Garra
EN/K
15
Glyptothorax anamaliensis (Silas, 1952)
Anamalai Sucker Catfish
EN/WG
16
Glyptothorax davissinghi (Manimekalan & Das, 1998)

EN/K

17
Glyptothorax housei Herre, 1942

EN/WG
18
Glyptothorax madraspatanum (Day,1873)

EN/WG
19
Homalaptera montana (Herre, 1945)
Anamalai Loach
EN/WG
20
Homaloptera santhamparaiensis(Arunachalam,Johnson & Rema Devi,2002)
Santhampara Loach
EN/K
21
Horabagrus nigricollaris(Pethiyagoda & Kottelat,1994)
Imperial White collared Yellow Catfish
EN/K

22
Horalabiosa joshuai Silas, 1954
Lipped Algae Eater
EN/WG
23
Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)

EN/WG
24
Hypselobarbus dubius (Day, 1867)
Nilgiri Barb
EN/WG
25
Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes, 1842)

EN/WG
26
Hypselobarbus musullah (Sykes, 1839)
Hump Backed Mahseer
EN/WG

27
Hypselobarbus periyarensis (Raj, 1941)
Periyar Barb
EN/K
28
Labeo potail (Sykes, 1839)
Deccan Labeo
EN/WG

29
Lepidopygopsis typus Raj, 1941
Periyar Trout
EN/K
30
Longischistura striatus (Day, 1867)

EN/WG
31
Monopterus fossorius (Nayar, 1951)
Malabar Swamp Eel
EN/K
32
Nemacheilus petrubanarescui (Menon, 1984)

EN/WG
33
Nemacheilus pulchellus Day, 1873

EN/WG

34
Osteochilichthys longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 1994)
Long Finned Barb
EN/K
35
Pseudeutropius mitchelli Günther, 1864
Malabar Patashi
EN/K
36
Pterocryptis wynaadensis (Day, 1873)
Malabar Silurus
EN/WG
37
Puntius arulius (Jerdon, 1849)

EN/WG
38
Puntius cauveriensis(Hora, 1937)
Cauvery barb
EN/WG
39
Puntius chalakkudiensis (Menon,Rema Devi&Thobias,1999)
Miss Kerala Look Alike
EN/K
40
Puntius denisonii (Day, 1865)
Miss Kerala
EN/WG
41
Puntius exclamatio (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005)

EN/K
42
Puntius ophicephalus (Raj, 1941)
Channa Barb
EN/K

43
Silonia childreni (Sykes, 1839)

EN/WG
44
Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839)
Black Mahseer
EN
45
Tor malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
Malabar Mahseer
EN/WG
46
Tor musullah (Sykes, 1839)
Hump Backed Mahseer
EN/WG
47
Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
Golden Mahaseer
EN
48
Travancoria elongata (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994)
Periyar Loach
EN/K
49
Travancoria jonesi (Hora, 1941)
Travancore Loach
EN/K
Vulnerable
50
Balitora mysorensis (Hora, 1941)
Slender Stone Loach
Vu/WG
51
Batasio travancoria (Hora & Law, 1941)
Travancore Batasio
Vu/WG
52
Carinotetraodon travancoricus (Hora & Nair, 1941)
Malabar Pufferfish
Vu/WG
53
Channa diplogramme (Day, 1865)

Vu
54
Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
White Carp
Vu
55
Garra menoni (Devi and  Indra, 1984)
Silent Valley Stone Sucker
Vu/K
56
Garra periyarensis (Gopi, 2001)
Periyar Stone Sucker
Vu/K
57
Horabagrus brachysoma (Günther, 1864)
Bulls Eye Catfish
Vu/K

58
Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)
Kolus Barb
Vu/WG
59
Laubuca fasciatus (Silas, 1958)
Malabar Hatchet Chela
Vu/K
60
Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (Rema Devi & Indra, 1994)
Pambar Banded Loach
Vu/K
61
Monopterus indicus (Silas and Dawson, 1961)
Bombay Swampeel
Vu/WG
62
Nemacheilus keralensis (Rita, Banarescu & Nalbant, 1978)
Kerala Loach
Vu/K
63
Nemacheilus menoni Zacharias & Minimol, 1999
Periyar Blotched Loach
Vu/K

64
Nemacheilus periyarensis (Menon, 1984)

Vu/K

65
Puntius assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
Mahecola Barb
Vu/WG
Near Threatened
66
Balitora brucei (Gray, 1830)

NT
67
Clarias dussumieri ( Valenciennes, 1840)
Valencienne's Clarid
NT

68
Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
Jerdon's Mystus
NT/WG
69
Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794)

NT
70
Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)
Mahseer
NT
71
Wallago  attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

NT

Vu- Vulnerable : 16                    NT-Near Threatened : 6
E- Endangered : 42                    CE-Critically Endangered : 7
K-Kerala,                                    WG-western Ghats

Supplementary List


Sl.No
Scientific name
Common      name
IUCNStatus/Endemism
1
Carinotetraodon imitator (Britz & Kottelat, 1999)
Dwarf Malabar Puffer
DD

2
Channa  gachua (Hamilton 1822)
Dwarf snakehead
LC
3
Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)

LC
4
Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
Blotched snakehead
LC
5
Etroplus canarensis Day, 1877
Canara Pearlspot
CR/WG
6
Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)
Kolus Barb
E/WG
Adopted from KSBB.