Abstract
Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822), a freshwater fish species, has been reported for the first time from the Godavari River basin of Telangana State, India. One specimen of B. badis was collected from a stream near Mubarakpur Village in Sangareddy District (Manjeera sub-basin) and another from a stream near Sirpur (T) Town in Asifabad District (Wardha sub-basin), Telangana State, India. This publication provides information about B. badis occurrence in India, a short description of the collected specimen, and a discussion on its habitat and threats.
Highlights
We extend our sincere thanks for the study and collection permission (Rc.No.10873/2015/WL-2; Dated:16.09.2015) and support by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Telangana State Forest Department and District Forest Officers, Sangareddy and Mancherial Districts for conducting the present study
We report the occurrence of B. badis for the first time in the Manjeera and Wardha sub-basins of the Godavari River basin in Telangana State, India
Badis badis originally described as Labrus badis from the lowlands of the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages in northeastern India by Hamilton (1822)
Summary
We followed random sampling during the surveys conducted in the streams across the Sangareddy and Asifabad districts, Telangana, to study fish diversity. Fish were collected using cast nets with the help of fishermen. Collected specimens were photographed, labelled, and preserved in 4% formalin. Meristic and morphometric measurements were taken following Jayaram (2010) and Armbruster (2012). Morphometric measurements were taken point to point to the nearest 0.1mm using Mitutoyo digital callipers. Morphometric values, except the total, standard, and head length, were expressed in percentage of the standard length of the fish. Subunits of the head were expressed as percentage of head length. Identification of the fishes was done based on Kullander & Britz (2002), Jayaram (2010), and Froese & Pauly (2018). Specimens (NHM.OU.F-26-2015 and NHM.OU.F-01-2017) were deposited in the Natural History Museum, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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