Dojo Loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor 1842): An Addition to the Loach Fauna of Pakistan
Zaigham Hasan1, Fazal Subhan2, Muhammad Faisal Khalil1,2, Qaisar Jamal1, Syed Basit Rasheed1*, Ajmal Khan1, Nauman Khan1, Irabor Arnold Ebuka4
1Institute of Zoological Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
2Government AKL PG College, Matta, Swat,
3College of Fisheries and Life Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University,
4Fisheries and Aquaculture Depertment, Faculty of Agriculture, Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba, Nigeria
Corresponding author: Syed Basit Rasheed
basitrasheed@uop.edu.pk
Figure 1:
Left side figure shows the map of Pakistan while the right-side figure shows the map of Azakhel (Nowshera). The black circle marks the area where fish was found while the blue color water cannel shows the flood water flowed to the area in 2010
Source: http://www.maps-streetview.com/img/pakistan-satellite-view.jpg; http://img.static.reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/styles/attachment-large/public/resources-pdf-previews/19455-BCCFA3D06CBD661B8525777B006A57FE-map.png
Figure 2:
Ventral view with lateral spots on body.
Figure 3:
Longest 2nd ray in ♂ in figure 1 and 2 while last figure shows the 2nd ray in ♀ which don’t cross the other rays.
Figure 4:
a: Caudal spot; b: Lateral bars on lateral side of the body.
Figure 5:
Mature erythrocytes (me), Immature erythrocytes (i.e.), dividing erythrocytes (de) Thrombocytes (c), Neutrophils (N1).