Locality: Bhutan (27.332740, 90.439450)

Abstract: In this checklist of the Fishes of Bhutan, 98 (109 reported) species from 20 (24 reported) families are recorded. Color photographs of specimens are provided for most species for field identification. Locality information is given for each record in order to provide distributional data for future monitoring. Given the complexity of the taxonomy of many species, and lack of voucher and type specimens from past records, detailed studies have to be conducted to further resolve some of the difficult to determine fishes in Bhutan. This checklist is therefore likely an underestimate of the true freshwater fish diversity of the country. This highlights the need for more extensive freshwater fish surveys to be carried out throughout Bhutan.

References:
Thoni, R.J., D.B. Gurung and R.L. Mayden. 2016. A review of the genus Garra Hamilton 1822 of Bhutan, including the descriptions of two new species and three additional records (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 4169(1): 115–132. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.5.

Gurung, Dhan Bahadur and Ryan J. Thoni. 2015. Fishes of Bhutan: A Preliminary Checklist. Kuensel Publishing ltd, Thimphu, Bhutan. Thimphu, Bhutan. 98 p.

Thoni, R.J. and D.B. Gurung. 2014. Parachiloglanis bhutanensis, a new species of torrent catfish (Siluriformes:Sisoridae) from Bhutan. Zootaxa. 2014 Oct 1;3869(3):306-12. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.3.5.

Gurung, Dhan Bahadur, Sangay Dorji, Ugyen Tshering and Jigme T. Wangyal. 2013. An annotated checklist of fishes from Bhutan. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5(14): 4880–4886.

Notes: Project supported by the United States Fulbright Scholar Program, Washington, D.C. (2017). The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.