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Pethia chakpiensis (Cyprinidae), a New Species of Cyprinid Fish from the Chindwin-Irrawaddy Drainage of Manipur, India

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Pethia chakpiensis sp. nov. is described from the Chakpi River of the Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage in Manipur, India. This new species is characterized in having an incomplete lateral line with 4–7 pored scales, 21–24 scales in lateral series; 15 preanal scales; intercalated scale row originates above and after the 5th scale of lateral line scale row; absence of humeral spot; caudal peduncle spot on the 17th and 18th lateral series scales and a longitudinal stripe along the flank.

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We are grateful to Chelladurai Raghunathan, Zoological Survey of India for permission to undertake the present work and to Waikhom Vishwanath, Manipur University for allowing us to examine specimens under his care. The first author is thankful to Mr Bungdon Onahring and Bungdon Redeem of Chakpikarong Village for their assistance in the collecting the specimens.

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Shangningam, B.D., Kosygin, L. Pethia chakpiensis (Cyprinidae), a New Species of Cyprinid Fish from the Chindwin-Irrawaddy Drainage of Manipur, India. J. Ichthyol. 63, 14–21 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945223010125

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