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Gogangra viridescens in Bhutan

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Gogangra viridescens   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Sisorinae			picture (Govir_u1.jpg) by Rahman, A.K.A.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	8.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: Indus drainage in Pakistan and Ganges-Brahmaputra drainage in India and Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 6351) an Bhutan (Ref. 40882).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Vertebrae: 33-34. Body pale greenish or grayish overall, with vivid, almost iridescent, horizontal silvery mark in the membrane connecting the opercle to the side of the cranium. Mesethmoid not greatly expanded, its dorsal profile slightly convex, Y-shaped anteriorly. Barbels short, slender; nasal barbel very short, extending posteriorly only to end of posterior naris; maxillary and mental barbels not reaching posteriorly beyond head; maxillary-barbel membrane absent or greatly reduced; maxillary bone inside maxillary barbel very short; outer and inner mental barbels evenly and widely separated. Paired lateral cranial fontanel absent. Branchiostegal membranes free from isthmus. Anal fin with 4-6 simple rays, 7-9 branched rays (typically 5 + 8) (Ref. 40780).
Biology:	Found in the upper reaches of rivers (Ref. 41236)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Roberts, T.R.. 2001. (Ref. 44046)
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Bhutan country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Manas river (Ref. 40882). Occurrence not reported in Ref. 40780.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Petr, T., 1999
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	Modified:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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