title: Psilorhynchus khopai, a new fish species (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India.
abstract: Psilorhynchus khopai, a new species of Psilorhynchidae, is described from Tuisi River, a tributary of Kaladan River, in Mizoram, India. The species is proposed to be a member of the Psilorhynchus homaloptera species group and can be distinguished from its congeners in having a forked caudal-fin with 9 + 9 principal caudal rays, 14-17 predorsal scale rows, 39-41 lateral-line scale rows, mid-lateral body with 9-12 indistinct small dark brown round markings forming a lateral stripe and, in life, a faint gold stripe along dorsal midline with 4-5 black spots between dorsal fin and caudal fin base.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl-Mizoram, India, 796 001.; Email: lrl_zoo@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Lalramliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lalramliana
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl-Mizoram, India, 796 004.; Email: beihrosasolo@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Beihrosa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Solo
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl-Mizoram, India, 796 004.; Email: samuellrna@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lalronunga
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl-Mizoram, India, 796 004.; Email: tluanga_249@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Lalnuntluanga
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lalnuntluanga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D007194:India; D013045:Species Specificity