New records of three species of fish in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Surma-Meghna river basins, Meghalaya, India

摘要

Three species of fishes, viz., Bagarius yarrelli, Parambassis lala , listed Near Threatened and Hemibagrus menoda , Least Concern by IUCN, respectively belonging to the families Sisoridae, Ambassidae and Bagridae have been newly recorded from the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Surma-Megna river basins of Meghalaya. Diagnostic characters and brief notes on the habitat ecology of the fishes are given in this paper.