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Range extension and new distributional record of Heteropneustes longipectoralis Rema devi and Raghunathan 1999 in West bengal, India
Md. Rasmanjani Ali, Asha Kiran Tudu, Shibananda Rath, Laishram Kosygin
Year : 2026 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 254-258
Received on: 17/10/2025
Revised on: 29/11/2025
Accepted on: 26/12/2025
Published on: 31/01/2026
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Md. Rasmanjani Ali, Asha Kiran Tudu, Shibananda Rath, Laishram Kosygin( 2026).
Range extension and new distributional record of Heteropneustes longipectoralis Rema devi and Raghunathan 1999 in West bengal, India
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 11( 1), 254-258.
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Abstract
Heteropneustes longipectoralis Rema Devi and Raghunathan 1999 was originally described from the Thirumurthi Dam, Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Earlier, this species was only found in the Western Ghats Tamil Nadu, India. However, in this study, H. longipectoralis is reported for the first time from West Bengal, and its distribution range and endemic status is extended from Western Ghats to the Jalangi River, Islampur, Murshidabad of West Bengal in India. Till now only one species of Heteropneustes: H. fossilis (Bloch 1794) reported from West Bengal. The present species is the second species of Heteropneustes added to the state. This discovery contributes to the understanding of the biogeographic range of H. longipectoralis.
Keywords
Heteropneustes longipectoralis, Distribution range, West Bengal, Western Ghats Tamil Nadu.
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