Catfishes of India

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. 2. Foreword. 1. Systematic index. 2. Introduction. 3. Systematic account. 4. Literature cited. Index to scientific names. Plates.

"This book is the cumulative work of the author who has been studying the siluriformes for over 50 years. All recent findings and theories have been incorporated in this book. It describes in full 197 species of catfishes found in the Indian region, under 52 genera, 13 families. Two new subfamilies have been described. It is almost on the model of Day's Fish India though the synonymies given are more elaborate and descriptions are with essential data. A uniform pattern of citation is done for easy comparisons; 182 species have been illustrated many in colour which would supplement the descriptions and also serve as an atlas for these fishes. The publication would serve as a contribution to the aforesaid ACSI project so far as the species of Indian region are concerned."