Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation

AC Pinder, JR Britton, AJ Harrison, P Nautiyal… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2019 - Springer
The mahseer fishes (Tor spp.) represent an iconic genus of large-bodied species of the
Cyprinidae family. Across the 16 recognised species in the genus, individual fish can attain …

Uncovering an obscure trade: threatened freshwater fishes and the aquarium pet markets

R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, MF Tlusty, AL Rhyne… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
While the collection of fish for the aquarium pet trade has been flagged as a major threat to
wild populations, this link is tenuous for the unregulated wild collection of endemic species …

Status of recreational fisheries in India: development, issues, and opportunities

N Gupta, SD Bower, R Raghavan… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Recreational fishing is an established activity in developed countries across the world. Many
emerging economies have well-established recreational fisheries; however, in countries …

Conserving the endangered mahseers (Tor spp.) of India: the positive role of recreational fisheries

AC Pinder, R Raghavan - Current Science, 2013 - JSTOR
A third of all freshwater fishes globally are threatened with extinction1'2 making them one of
the most important verte brate groups in need of urgent conserva tion attention. Freshwater …

Spatial distribution patterns of the non‐native European catfish, Silurus glanis, from multiple online sources – a case study for the River Tagus (Iberian Peninsula)

J Gago, P Anastácio, C Gkenas… - Fisheries …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Effective management of invasive fishes depends on the availability of updated information
about their distribution and spatial dispersion. Forensic analysis was performed using online …

Jurassic invaders

AB Kumar, S Raj, CP Arjun, U Katwate, R Raghavan - Current Science, 2019 - JSTOR
Climate change and invasive species are two of the greatest threats to global biodiversity,
and their impacts are compounded when they interact with each other1. For example …

Angler preferences and satisfaction in a high-threshold bucket-list recreational fishery

AS Golden, CM Free, OP Jensen - Fisheries Research, 2019 - Elsevier
It is important to understand recreational anglers' motivations for fishing in order to predict
when, where, and how they interact with species that can be sensitive to overfishing. So far …

Disentangling the Taxonomy of the Mahseers (Tor spp.) of Malaysia: An Integrated Approach Using Morphology, Genetics and Historical Records

SE Walton, HM Gan, R Raghavan… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The establishment of appropriate taxonomic designations is essential for the effective
management of fishery resources. Despite over a century of explorations and research, the …

Protected areas and imperilled endemic freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats Hotspot

R Raghavan, S Das, PO Nameer… - Aquatic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fresh waters and their resources continue to be one of the most imperilled ecosystems on
Earth, yet very little emphasis has been placed on identifying and developing in situ …

Beyond the “general public”: implications of audience characteristics for promoting species conservation in the Western Ghats hotspot, India

A Kanagavel, R Raghavan, D Veríssimo - Ambio, 2014 - Springer
Understanding how different audience groups perceive wildlife is crucial for the promotion of
biodiversity conservation, especially given the key role of flagship species in conservation …