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 232

Puntius sophore Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan
Wetland, Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 : 23-26
(Asan reservoir, seepage nala and Asan River
above Kunja Grant).

Elsewhere
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China
(Yunnan), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand.

Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits rivers, streams and ponds in plains and sub-
montane regions; large rivers with high turbid mon-
soon fl ow and with diverse substrate consisting of
sand, mud, gravel, pebble, cobble and boulders. A
shoaling fi sh, remaining appreciably smaller in the
domestic aquarium and becoming mature at 7-8 cm.

English Names
Pool Barb, Spot-Fin Swamp Barb, Stigma Barb.

Local Names
Phuti, Pothi, Potti, Potto.

Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below its barrage
at Dhalipur, Herbertpur, villages Partitpur and
Bairagiwala near Herbertpur, Jhajra and
Chandrabani; seepage nala below Asan Barrage;
Asan reservoir.
Small stream between Sahaspur and
Herbertpur; ponds at Jassowala, Sahaspur,
Selakui and on Langha road; Karwapani, Asarori
forest.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.

Remarks
It is kept in aquaria and considered of some
medicinal value.

10. Puntius ticto (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus ( Puntius ) ticto Hamilton, 1822. Fish.
Ganges : 314-315, 398, pl. 8, fi g. 87 (type
locality: south-eastern parts of Bengal).
Puntius ticto Husain, 2003 . Faun. Asan Wetland,
Wetland Ecosystem Series 5 : 23-26 (Asan res-
ervoir, seepage nala, Asan River above Kunja
Grant and below its barrage).

Diagnostic Characters
D. 2/8, P. 1/14, V. 1/8, A. 2-3/5, C. 19, L.l. 22-27.
Barbels absent; dorsal spine bony, smooth;
lateral line complete. Body silvery with a dark
black spot each on the caudal base and another on
the centre of the dorsal fi n.
Sexual Dimorphism: Male with bright-coloured
lateral scarlet band while female without such
band.

English Names
Fire-Fin Barb, Tic-Tac-Toe Barb, Ticto Barb,
Two-Spot Barb.

Local Names
Bhuri, Phuti, Potto.

Maximum Length
18.0 cm, commonly 13.0 cm.

Localities Surveyed
Asan River above Kunja Grant, below Dhalipur
Barrage, Herbertpur, villages Fatehpur, Partitpur
and Bairagiwala near Herbertpur, Sabhawala,
Sahaspur, Selakui and Bhurpur village near
Jhajra; Asan reservoir.
Ponds at Sahaspur and Selakui; Tons nadi,
Premnagar; Nimi nadi, Paundha; Nun nadi,
Jaintanwala.

Distribution

Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri
and Tehri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital
and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Corbett Tiger
Reserve and Rajaji National Park.

India
Throughout. Assam, Maharashtra (Savitri river),
Odisha (Chilka Lake), Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
and Western Ghats.

Diagnostic Characters
D. 2-3/8, P. 1/12-14, V. 1/8, A. 2-3/5, C. 16-19,
L.l. 23-25.