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 252

genital papilla narrow. In female, pectorals
smooth and papilla thickened.

English Names
Badis, Dwarf Chameleon Fish.

Maximum Size
6.7 cm (standard length), 10.2 cm (Hora 1935 ).

Local Name
Chiri.

Distribution Localities Surveyed

Small stream near Asan Barrage at Dhalipur; Asan
River above Kunja Grant, below barrage, at
Herbertpur, Sabhawala, Selakui and Jhajra vil-
lages; seepage nala below barrage; Asan reservoir.
Small stream at Karwapani, Asarori forest.

Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri,
Tehri and Uttarkashi districts; Kumaon Divi-
sion: Almora, Nainital and Pithoragarh dis-
tricts. Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji National
Park.

Diagnostic Characters
D. 15-18/7-10, P. 0/12, V. 1/5, A. 3/6-8, C., L.l.
25-30.
Body ovate, compressed; dorsal spines slen-
der; anal spines short; caudal fi n rounded; scales
ctenoid; lateral line interrupted, sometimes
absent. Body reddish brown with a series of alter-
nate obliquely vertical black and greenish or dirty
red bands and blackish spots, opercles also with
such spots; a conspicuous bluish-black spot (cov-
ering superfi cial part of cleithrum above the pec-
toral fi n base) behind the gill opening; fi ns
yellowish green or bluish, dorsal base and fi n
with a series of prominent dark spots/blotches,
caudal peduncle without a dark blotch, body with
indistinct bars on sides.

India
Bihar, Himachal Pradesh (Satluj and Beas drain-
ages; Shimla), Jammu and Kashmir (Poonch
Valley), Nagaland (Naga hills) and West Bengal
(Adma and Jayanti rivers).

Elsewhere
Nepal.

Habitat and Ecology
Inhabits shallow-water riffl es, spring pools and
small hill streams with pebbly bottom.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List, least concern.

Maximum Size
8.9 cm (Day, 1875 ), commonly much less.

Remarks
Of no fi shery interest. Record of this species
from the main Asan River (Uniyal 2010 ; Uniyal
and Kumar, 2006 ; Uniyal and Mehta 2007 ) is
doubtful as being a fi sh of torrents.
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis Bleeker, 1853

Distribution

Uttarakhand
Garhwal Division: Dehradun, Haridwar and
Pauri districts; Kumaon Division: Nainital dis-
trict. Rajaji National Park.

35. Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822)
Labrus badis Hamilton, 1822. Fish. Ganges :
70-72, 368 (type locality: ponds and ditches
throughout the Gangetic provinces).
Badis badis 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).

India
Throughout. Mahanadi river drainage; Yamuna,
Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems. Assam
(Brahmaputra, Guwahati, Kaziranga and Dibru
river), Himachal Pradesh and Western Ghats.

Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.