Indoreonectes evezardi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	BALITORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Indoreonectes evezardi
Species Authority:	(Day, 1872)
Taxonomic Notes:	Indoreonectes evezardi was described by Day (1878) from Poona, India.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2011

Assessor/s:

Shaji, C.P.

Reviewer/s:

Ali, A., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S.

Contributor/s:

Molur, S.

Justification:
Indoreonectes evezardi is assessed as Least Concern as it has a wide range (presumed to be greater than 20,000km²), it is common, with limited threats to the population.

History:

1996

–

Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Indoreonectes evezardi is known from the Krishna and Godavari basins in the northern Western Ghats (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, Menon 1999), Mula Mutha river (Kharat et al. 2003), Pavna river (Chandanshive et al. 2007), Bhim- Sina- Man (Jadhav and Yadhav 2009) and Cauvery River (Remadevi et al. 2002). Pati and Agrawal (2002) described a hypogean population of I. evezardi from Kotumsar cave along the bank of river Kanger in the Kanger Valley National park, Bastar, India.
Countries:	Native: India (Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra)
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population of I. evezardi. It is a very common species in the northern Western Ghats.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabits streams with pebbly bed (Menon 1999). Hypogean populations of I. evezardi are present in the Bastar region of Central India. Animals migrate upstream for reproduction.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is threatened by pollution in the Mula-Mutha river.

Major Threat(s):

It is threatened by pollution in the Mula-Mutha river.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation actions in place for this species. It is present within the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation actions in place for this species. It is present within the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bibliography [top]

	Chandanshive, E.N., Kamble, S.M. and Yadav, B.E. 2007. Fish fauna of pavana river of Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 22(5): 2693-2694. Day, F. 1872. Monograph of Indian Cyprinidae. Parts 4-6. Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 41(2): 1-29. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011). Jadhav, S.S and Yadav, B.E. 2009. A note on the Ichthyofauna of Solapur District with first report of cyprinid fish, Rasbora caverii (Jerdon) from Maharashtra state, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(4): 243-244. Kharat, S., Dahanukar, N., Raut, R. and Mahabaleshwarkar, M. 2003. Long-term changes in freshwater fish species composition in Northern Western Ghats, Pune District. Current Science 84(6): 816-820. Menon, A.G.K. 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India.. Menon, A.G.K. 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India.. Menon, A.G.K. 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India.. Pati, A.K and Agarwal, A. 2002. Studies on the behavioural ecology and physiology of a hypogean loach, Nemacheilus evezardi, from Kotumsar cave, India. Current Science 83(9): 1112-1116. Pati, A.K and Agarwal, A. 2002. Studies on the behavioural ecology and physiology of a hypogean loach, Nemacheilus evezardi, from Kotumsar cave, India. Current Science 83(9): 1112-1116. Remadevi, K., Indra, T.J. and Krishnan, S. 2002. On the distribution of Oreonectes (Indoreonectes) evezardi Day and O. keralensis Rita, Banerescu and Nalbant (Pisces: Balitoridae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society of India 99(1): 127-129. Talwar, P.K. and Jhingran, A.G. 1991. Inland Fishes of India and Adjacent Countries. A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam. Wagh, G.K and Ghate, H.V. 2003. Freshwater fish fauna of the rivers Mula and Mutha, Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 18(1): 977-981.

Chandanshive, E.N., Kamble, S.M. and Yadav, B.E. 2007. Fish fauna of pavana river of Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 22(5): 2693-2694.

Day, F. 1872. Monograph of Indian Cyprinidae. Parts 4-6. Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 41(2): 1-29.

IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).

Jadhav, S.S and Yadav, B.E. 2009. A note on the Ichthyofauna of Solapur District with first report of cyprinid fish, Rasbora caverii (Jerdon) from Maharashtra state, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(4): 243-244.

Kharat, S., Dahanukar, N., Raut, R. and Mahabaleshwarkar, M. 2003. Long-term changes in freshwater fish species composition in Northern Western Ghats, Pune District. Current Science 84(6): 816-820.

Menon, A.G.K. 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India..

Pati, A.K and Agarwal, A. 2002. Studies on the behavioural ecology and physiology of a hypogean loach, Nemacheilus evezardi, from Kotumsar cave, India. Current Science 83(9): 1112-1116.

Remadevi, K., Indra, T.J. and Krishnan, S. 2002. On the distribution of Oreonectes (Indoreonectes) evezardi Day and O. keralensis Rita, Banerescu and Nalbant (Pisces: Balitoridae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society of India 99(1): 127-129.

Talwar, P.K. and Jhingran, A.G. 1991. Inland Fishes of India and Adjacent Countries. A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam.

Wagh, G.K and Ghate, H.V. 2003. Freshwater fish fauna of the rivers Mula and Mutha, Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 18(1): 977-981.

Citation:	Shaji, C.P. 2011. Indoreonectes evezardi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 May 2012.
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