Pangio juhuae
Sreenath, Pradeep, Aju, Sukumaran, Sebastian, Anto and George 2025
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | Cobitidae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
IndiaTypes
Holotype: CMFRI DNR GB 22.4.1.1, Naduvannur, Kozhikode, Kerala
Paratypes: (I) CMFRI DNR GB 22.4.1.1.1, (II) CMFRI DNR GB 22.4.1.1.2. Naduvannur, Kozhikode, Kerala
Distribution
Currently, the species is known only from its type locality, Naduvannur, a village in Kozhikode District, Kerala State, India
Habitat
The fish was first observed in a water tank filled with water drawn from a dug-out well on a sloping terrain (150 m asl). The well is supplied with underwater springs
Systematics
This is the third subterreranean fish in the genus Pangio, the other two are:
Pangio bhujia Anoop, Britz, Arjun, Dahanukar and Raghavan 2019
Pangio pathala Sundar, Arjun, Sidharthan, Dahanukar and Raghavan 2022
Conservation Status
Key References
| Sreenath, K.R., Pradeep, B., Aju, K.R., Sukumaran, S., Sebastian, W., Anto, A. and George, G. | Journal Article | 2025 | Discovery of a new species of troglobitic eel loach from southern India |