Records of the Zoological Survey of India : Studies on Snow Trout Schizothorax Richardsonii (Gray) in River Beas and Its Tributaries (Himachal Pradesh), India (Occasional Paper No. 323)

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Material and methods. 3. Physiography of study area. 4. Result and discussion. 5. Systematic position of Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray). 6. Systematic account. 7. Addaption of Schizothorax sp. in Hill streams. 8. Geomorphology of hill streams. 9. Geomorphology versus fish richness. 10. Catch composition and catch per unit effort. 11. Species association. 12. Climate change versus fish richness. 13. Abiotic component. 14. Abiotic component versus fish richness. 15. Biotic component. 16. Biotic component versus fish richness. 17. Feeding. 18. Breeding behaviour. 19. Potential sites for breeding in Beas river. 20. Threats. 21. Conservation measures. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. Maps and plates.