Molecular Identification and Ecology of a Newly Discovered Population of Sun Catfish Horabagrus brachysoma from Northern Western Ghats of India
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Habitat and threats to the habitat of Horabagrus brachysoma in the study area. (a) Secondary freshwater stream of Gad River near Bagayat from where H. brachysoma were collected, (b) abundant Pundanus vegetation along the stream bank provides day time refuge for H. brachysoma, (c) deforestation by slash and burn leading to heavy siltation is one of the major threats observed in study area and (d) large scale laterite boulder quarrying in Gad River basin causes changes in riparian topography.
