Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya Systematics, Classification, and Taxonomic Identification
Auteurs : Singh Achom Darshan, Abujam Santoshkumar, Das D.N.
Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya: Systematics, Classification, and Taxonomic Identification provides a detailed piscatorial resource of the fish species living in the rich mountain waterbodies of the eastern Himalayan region. It presents the latest classifications and updated taxa of fish dwelling in high-altitude cold waters, mid-altitude cold and warm waters, and warm waters in the low altitude foothill regions of the Arunachal Himalaya. The book includes the scientific and vernacular names of more than 200 fish species, as well as coloration, distributional and conservational status. It addresses increasing threats to the endemic fishes of this region, including habitat shrinkage, habitat destruction, and more.
This book will be a valuable resource for biodiversity and conservation researchers, especially those specializing in ichthyo-faunal diversity. Fishery researchers and students will also find the information presented on taxonomic and classification very useful to their initiatives.
Dr. Santosh Kumar Abujam obtained Master’s degree in Life Sciences (Zoology) with special paper on Fish & Fisheries in 2005 from Dibrugarh University, Assam. He was awarded degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science by the Dibrugarh University in the year of 2011 for his research on the topic entitled “Studies on the ecology, biology and rearing feasibility of spiny eel Macrognathus aral and Macrognathus pancalus from upper Assam under direct supervision of Prof. S. P. Biswas. Dr. Abujam has gathered long experience in diverse areas of fisheries research through several pre-doctoral and postdoctoral assignments respectively as a Project Fellow in a project of ICAR-NBFGR Lucknow; Junior Research Fellow in a project of MoEF, New Delhi; Research Associate in a project of DBT, New Delhi under the Department of Life
- Documents the taxonomy of 218 freshwater fish species from the headwaters of the Brahmaputra basin
- Includes quality photographs of each species, either in the wild or as fresh specimens, for easy visual identification
- Provides species registration numbers and key distinguishing features for fast field and research references
Date de parution : 08-2018
Ouvrage de 284 p.
15x22.8 cm