Fish Fauna of Asan River and Its Tributaries, Western Doon Valley, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), with Conservation Status of Species and Threats - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 228

and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger
Reserve and Rajaji National Park.

Local Name
Phuti.

India
Throughout India except Karnataka, Kerala and
south India. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Indus
drainages along the Himalayas and the drainages
along the Satpura-Vindhyas.
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
(Dibru river, Guijam and Dibrugarh), Bihar,
Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar
Haveli, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and
Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karaikal, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur (Barak), Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha (Chilka Lake),
Puducherry (Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam), Punjab,
Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West
Bengal (Darjeeling) and Western Ghats.

Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant (Husain, 2003 ).

Diagnostic Characters
D. 2/8. P. 1/12, V. 1/8, A. 3/5, C. 19. L.l. 30.
Barbels absent; dorsal fi n origin very slightly
nearer the caudal base than snout tip, its spine
moderately strong and fi nely serrated posteriorly;
lateral line incomplete, ceasing after 4-5 scales.
Body with a bright silvery-white lateral band
between the eye and caudal base, a dusky
diffusion at the base of the dorsal spine and 1st
branched ray, dorsal spine blackish throughout its
length; a black spot, slightly smaller than the eye
diameter in front of the caudal base and another
smaller one at the base of anterior few anal rays.

Elsewhere
Bangladesh, China (Yu river drainage system),
Myanmar (main), Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand.

Maximum Size
4.8 cm.

Distribution

Habitat and Ecology
Found in fl owing and clear standing waters.

Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar and
Pauri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital
district.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.

Remarks
Of no fi shery interest. Its distinctive taste makes
it a preferred food by some people and is con-
sumed fresh or dried.
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius Hamilton, 1822

India
Madhya Pradesh (Hoshangabad district).

Elsewhere
No record.

Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits slow-moving streams with sandy bed.

4. Puntius carletoni (Fowler, 1924 )
Barbus carletoni Fowler, 1924 . Proc. Acad. Nat.
Sci. Philad ., 76: 80-90 (type locality:
Dehradun).
Puntius carletoni Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 : 23-26
(Asan River above Kunja Grant).

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, not evaluated (least concern
under P. guganio ).

Remarks
Of no fi shery interest, a rare species in the area. It
is considered a synonym of Puntius guganio
(Hamilton, 1822) and P. sophore (Hamilton,
1822) by some workers, but it differs from these

English Name
Fowler's Barb.