Narmada-Tapti
ID
708
Author(s)
J. Hales
Countries
India
Major Habitat Type
Tropical and subtropical floodplain rivers and wetland complexes
Drainages flowing into
Gulf of Khambhat, Arabian Sea
Main rivers to other water bodies
Mahi, Narmada, and Tapi rivers
Description
Boundaries
This ecoregion includes the Mahi, Narmada, and Tapi (Tapti) River basins in India.
Description of endemic fishes
No endemics
Justification for delineation
For Southeast Asia, delineations were determined using a bottom-up approach that employed both published and unpublished field data and expert assessment (Abell et al. 2008; Talwar & Jhingran 1991). This ecoregion was distinguished from other ecoregions in peninsular India based on basins, and needs to be tested with reliable data (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2006).
References
- Abell, Robin,M.L. Thieme,C. Revenga,M. Bryer,M. Kottelat,N. Bogutskaya,B. Coad,N. Mandrak,S.C. Balderas,W. Bussing,M.L.J. Stiassny,P. Skelton,G.R. Allen,P. Unmack,A. Naseka,R. Ng,N. Sindorf,J. Robertson,E. Armijo,J.V. Higgins,T.J. Heibel,E. Wikramanayake, (2008). "Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation" BioScience 58 (5) pp. 403-414.
- Talwar, P. K. and A. G. Jhingran (1991). "Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Vol. I and II" Rotterdam, The Netherlands: A. A. Balkema.