New Distribution Record and Habitat Characteristics of Stinging Catfish (Heteropneustes nani Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman and Chowdhury, 2013) from Nepal
New Distribution Record and Habitat Characteristics of Stinging Catfish (Heteropneustes nani Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman and Chowdhury, 2013) from Nepal
Asmit Subba1*, Jash Hang Limbu2 and Laxman Khanal1*
Figure 1:
A map representing the locations from where Heteropnuestes nani samples were collected. Each colour symbolizes the respective land use polygons.
Figure 2:
Photographs of Heteropnuestes nani recorded from the study area; Dorsal (A) and Ventral (B) view.
Figure 3:
The illustration depicting two species of Heteropnuestes found in Nepal. Plate A shows a sub-adult Heteropnuestes fossilis, while plate B features a Heteropnuestes nani.
Figure 4:
Cluster-wise representation of H. fossilis and H. nani into two separate clusters, one of each species.
Figure 5:
Map depicting the river connections between the original description of H. nani in Bangladesh (Hossain et al., 2013) and present records of the species in Nepal.
June 2024
Vol.39, Iss. 1, Pages 01-134
