Figure 1. Map of New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF) showing sampling sites

 

1 - Nedumkayam (Karimpuzha) (11.291N & 76.338E; 45m)

2 - Maanchery (Karimpuzha) (11.305N & 76.419E; 201m)

3 - Panapuzha (11.309N & 76.456E; 390m)

4 - Manjakkalanpuzha (11.316N & 76.472E; 585m)

5 - Talipuzha (11.341N and 76.451E; 556m)

 

 

Table 1. List of fishes collected from the tributaries of Chaliyar River inside the New Amarambalam Reserve Forest

 

Species

 

E

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

5

 

Cyprinidae

 

Barbodes carnaticus (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

Barilius bakeri Day

 

WG

 

C*

 

C*

 

C

 

 

C

 

Barilius canarensis (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

Barilius gatensis (Valenciennes)

 

WG

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

Devario malabaricus (Jerdon)

 

 

C

 

C*

 

 

 

C

 

Garra gotyla stenorhynchus (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Garra mullya (Sykes)

 

 

C*

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton)

 

WG

 

C*

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Laubuca fasciata (Silas)

 

K

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

Osteochilus nashii (Day)

 

WG

 

 

R*

 

 

 

 

Puntius amphibius (Valenciennes)

 

 

C

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Puntius denisonii (Day)

 

WG

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

       

 

Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon)

 

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes)

 

 

C

 

C*

 

C

 

 

 

Puntius sarana (Hamilton)

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

Puntius ticto (Hamilton)

 

 

R*

 

 

 

 

 

Puntius vittatus Day

 

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton)

 

 

C

 

 

C

 

 

C

 

Salmophasia boopis (Day)

 

WG

 

 

R*

 

R

 

 

R

 

Tor malabaricus (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

R

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Balitoridae

 

Bhavania australis (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

 

Nemacheilus guentheri Day

 

WG

 

C

 

C*

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Nemacheilus semiarmatus Day

 

WG

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Nemacheilus triangularis Day

 

WG

 

 

C*

 

 

 

C

 

Cobitidae

 

Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes)

 

 

 

R*

 

 

 

 

Bagridae

 

Batasio travancoria Hora and Law

 

WG

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther)

 

WG

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mystus armatus (Day)

 

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

 

Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

Siluridae

 

Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Sisoridae

 

Glyptothorax anamalaiensis Silas

 

WG

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

Glyptothorax annandalei Hora

 

 

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

Aplocheilidae

 

Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes)

 

 

R*

 

 

 

 

 

Cichlidae

 

Etroplus maculatus (Bloch)

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

C

 

Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Nandidae

 

Pristolepis marginata (Jerdon)

 

WG

 

C*

 

C*

 

C

 

R

 

C

 

Gobiidae

 

Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton)

 

 

R*

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

Sicyopterus griseus (Day)

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

Anabantidae

 

Anabas testudineus (Bloch)

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Channidae

 

Channa marulius (Hamilton)

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Channa striatus (Bloch)

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Mastacembelidae

 

Macrognathus guentheri (Day)

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede)

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

1 - Nedumkayam (Karimpuzha); 2 - Maanchery (Karimpuzha);  3 - Panapuzha; 4 - Manjakkalanpuzha; 5 - Talipuzha; E - Endemism;

WG - Endemic to Western Ghats; K - Endemic to Kerala; C - Commonly seen (> 20 individuals - as a mean for a standard sampling effort in a day);

R - Rarely seen (< 20 individuals - as a mean for a standard sampling effort in a day); * - also recorded by Easa & Basha (1995).