Ali Anvar, Katwate Unmesh, Philip Siby, Dhaneesh K V, Bijukumar A, Raghavan Rajeev, Dahanukar Neelesh
Conservation Research Group (CRG), Department of Fisheries, St. Albert's College, Kochi, Kerala 682 018, India; Email: unknown.
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Hornbill House, Opp. Lion Gate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001, India; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2014 Nov 6;3881(4):373-84. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.4.5.
Horabagrus melanosoma was described from West Venpala in the lower reaches of the Manimala River, in the state of Kerala, India. It was distinguished from its nearest congener, H. brachysoma based on a combination of characters including darker body colour, shorter pelvic fin and greater number of anal fin rays. Examination of the type material revealed significant morphometric and meristic discrepancies with the original description. Based on multivariate morphometric, and genetic analysis of topotypical specimens, we propose that H. melanosoma should be treated as a junior synonym of H. brachysoma.
黑素霍拉鲇是在印度喀拉拉邦马尼马拉河下游的西文帕拉被描述的。它与其最近的同属物种短体霍拉鲇有所区别，依据的特征组合包括体色更深、臀鳍更短以及臀鳍鳍条数量更多。对模式标本的检查发现，其形态测量和可数性状与原始描述存在显著差异。基于多变量形态测量以及对原产地标本的基因分析，我们提议将黑素霍拉鲇视为短体霍拉鲇的次异名。
