First record of a barb, Pethia stoliczkana (Day) from Brahmaputra drainage, Assam, India

In this communication, occurrence of cyprinid fish species, Pethia stoliczkana (Day, 1871) has been reported for the first time from River Kopili, Brahmaputra drainage, Assam, India. A total number of eight specimens of the species were recorded from the river during the study. Conventional, as well as molecular taxonomic tools, confirmed the species as P. stoliczkana. The Mitogenome sequence of P. stoliczkana generated during the present study is the first such information from an Indian river.