NEW RECORD OF GUDUSIA VARIEGATA (DAY, 1869) (CLUPIEDAE: TELEOSTEII) FROM (SINDH) PAKISTAN

Abstract

Gudusiavariegata a fresh water clupied, has been recorded for the first time in Pakistan from Kinjhar Lake (Distt: Thatta) Sindh. The morphometric features of this fish have been compared with sympatric species of the same family. Gudusiachapra. Marked differences have been found in length, girth, and anal fin. This new record extends the geographical distribution of G.variegataupto the western limits of Indian sub-continent.