Shangningam Bungdon, Vishwanath Waikhom
Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L Nehru Road, Kolkata, India..
Zootaxa. 2018 Feb 15;4379(4):585-593. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.4.10.
Pethia poiensis, a new cyprinid species, is described from the Challou River, Chindwin Basin, Manipur, India. The new species is characterised by an incomplete lateral line with 7-9 pored scales, the absence of barbels, 19-20 scales in lateral series, 9-10 pre-dorsal scales, 18 pre-anal scales, 3½ scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line, three scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin and a unique colour pattern consisting of a humeral spot encompassing the third and fourth lateral-line scales, a caudal spot on the 16th and 17th lateral series scales and a black stripe along the flank. A revised key to the species of Pethia found in the Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage is presented.
波氏细须魮，一种新的鲤科鱼类，采自印度曼尼普尔钦敦江盆地的查卢河并予以描述。新物种的特征为侧线不完全，具7 - 9个侧线管鳞，无触须，侧线鳞19 - 20枚，背前鳞9 - 10枚，臀前鳞18枚，背鳍起点与侧线间有3.5枚鳞片，侧线与腹鳍起点间有3枚鳞片，以及独特的体色模式，包括一个覆盖第三和第四侧线管鳞的肩部斑点、第16和17侧线鳞上的尾鳍斑点以及沿侧腹的一条黑色条纹。文中给出了钦敦江 - 伊洛瓦底江水系细须魮属物种的修订检索表。
