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Catfishes of India by Jayaram, K. C., 1926- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Catfishes of India about?

Nearly thirty years ago, 29 years to be exact, a concise systematic account of the Catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the Indian region consisting of India, Bangaldesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka was published by the late Dr. K.S. Misra of the Zoological Survey of India in the Fauna of India series. In the intervening years the concept of catfish taxonomy has undergone vast changes. Many new taxa have been described. A new interest in unraveling the intricate phylogeny of the catfishes, especially of the Oriental region has arisen. The US National Science foundation has sponsored a project “All Catfish Species Inventory” (ACSI) in which many catfish specialists and students all over the world are involved. Many foreign ichthyologists engaged themselves in this study and new areas in Myanmar have been explored resulting in the discovery and description of many new taxa. Some changes in the generic allocations and family make up have also been published. Though India and the adjacent countries are rich in their biodiversity and especially in the faunal constituents unfortunately much remain to to be done. This book is the cumulative work of the author who has been studying

Who reads Catfishes of India?

Author

Jayaram, K. C., 1926-

Publisher

Narendera Pub. House, 2006.

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9788185375847

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Stem