Rajeev Raghavan

Rajeev Raghavan

About

As an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fisheries Resource Management, I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Fish Taxonomy, Aquatic Biodiversity and Inland Fisheries, besides supervising Masters and PhD students. I have an undergraduate and graduate degree in Aquaculture from India, and a PhD in Fish Ecology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Subsequently I was trained at leading universities and research organizations in the United Kingdom (University of Kent), Belgium (University of Hasselt), Czech Republic (University of South Bohemia) and China (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), and was also an Erasmus-Mundus Visiting Scholar at Central European University (Hungary) and Christian Albrecht’s University of Kiel (Germany). At KUFOS, my research group studies tropical aquatic biodiversity, answering both fundamental and applied questions on species, ecosystems and human dimensions. I am also actively involved with the work of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and currently serves as the South Asia Coordinator of the IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG), and the IUCN Freshwater Fish Red List Authority Coordinator for the continents of Asia and Oceania, besides being an invited member on several Specialist Groups and Interdisciplinary Task Forces. I have also worked as a biodiversity consultant for international development organizations including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Together with students and colleagues, I have discovered and described 18 new species, 3 new genera and 2 new families of freshwater fish and 1 new genus and species of shrimp to science. I have to my credit more than 160 publications (with >1800 citations) in the peer reviewed literature, and serves on the editorial board of many leading journals including ‘Nature Scientific Reports’ 'Biodiversity & Conservation' and 'Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems'.

Subject

Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation. Freshwater Fish Systematics and Biogeography Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Inland Fisheries

Books

  • Book Chapters
  • 7 SD Bower, R Raghavan, N Mahesh, AJ Danylchuk & SJ Cooke (2017) Inter-sectoral fisheries governance issues and solutions on the Cauvery River, India, pp 97-110 In: AM Song, SD Bower, P Onyango, SJ Cooke & R Chuenpagdee (eds), Intersectoral governance of Inland Fisheries, TBTI Publication Series, E-01/2017, Too Big To Ignore - World Fish, St John’s, Canada
  • 6 SJ Cooke, VM Nguyen, JM Dettmers, R Arlinghaus, MC Quist, D Tweddle, OLF Weyl, R Raghavan, M Portocarrero-Aya, EA Cordoba & IG Cowx (2016) Sustainable inland fisheries - perspectives from the recreational, commercial, and subsistence sectors from around the globe, pp 467–505, In: G Closs, M Krkosek & J Olden (eds) Conservation of Freshwater Fish, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom
  • 5 S Molur & R Raghavan (2014) Prioritizing freshwater fish conservation in Western Ghats Hotspot: Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites In: D Juffe-Bignoli, S Bhatt, S Park, S Eassom, EMS Belle, R Murti, C Buyck, A Raza-Rizvi, M Rao, E Lewis, B MacSharry & N Kingston (eds), Asia Protected Planet Report 2014, UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK, 67p
  • 4 N Dahanukar, R Raghavan, A Ali, R Abraham & CP Shaji (2011) The status and distribution of freshwater fishes of the Western Ghats, pp 21–48, In: S Molur, KG Smith, BA Daniel & WRT Darwall (compilers), The status of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland, & Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO) Coimbatore, India 116p
  • 3 K Smith, R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, S Molur, R Holland, A Hughes & D Allen (2011) Regional Synthesis for all taxa, pp 87–108 In: S Molur, KG Smith, BA Daniel & WRT Darwall (compilers), The status of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland, & Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO) Coimbatore, India, 116p
  • 2 L Sujarittanonta, R Raghavan, H Martin & P Williams (2010) Concept of protected areas and ecotourism: the challenge for three developing countries, In: Strategic Marketing: Creating Competitive Advantage, 2nd Edition (Eds: D West, J Ford & E Ibrahim) Oxford University Press
  • 1 R Raghavan (2010) Ornamental fisheries and trade in Kerala pp 169–197, In: Fish Conservation in Kerala (Eds: L Sonnenschein & A Benziger), World Aquariums and Oceans Federation, St Louis, USA

Papers

  • 154 H Sudasinghe, N Dahanukar, R Raghavan, T Senavirathna, DJ Shewale, MS Paingankar, A Amarasinghe, R Pethiyagoda, L Rüber & M Meegaskumbura (2021) An island colonization by a ‘rheophilic’ fish: the phylogeography of Garra ceylonensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) on Sri Lanka, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society [In Press]
  • 153 U Katwate, D Apte & R Raghavan (2020) Dawkinsia uttara, a new species of filament barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India, Vertebrate Zoology 70 (4), 717–730
  • 152 BKA Sumarto, H Kobayashi, R Kakioka, R Tanaka, K Maeda, HD Tran, N Koizumi, S Morioka, V Bounsong, K Watanbe, P Musikasinthorn, S Tun, LKC Yun, VK Anoop, R Raghavan, KWA Masengi, S Fujimoto & K Yamahira (2020) Latitudinal variation in sexual dimorphisms in a freshwater fish group, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 131: 898–908
  • 151 A Sidharthan, R Raghavan, VK Anoop, S Philip & N Dahanukar (2020) Riddle on the riffle: Miocene diversification and biogeography of endemic mountain loaches in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Journal of Biogeography 47 (12), 2741–2754
  • 150 H Sudasinghe, R Pethiyagoda, T Ranasinghe, R Raghavan, N Dahanukar & M Meegaskumbura (2020) A molecular phylogeny of the freshwater-fish genus Rasbora (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka reveals a remarkable diversification - and a cryptic species, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 1076–1110
  • 149 H Sudasinghe, R Pethiyagoda, R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, L Rüber & M Meegaskumbura (2020) Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of Systomus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka, Zoologica Scripta 49: 710–731
  • 148 R Britz, N Dahanukar, VK Anoop, S Philip, B Clark, R Raghavan & L Rüber (2020) Aenigmachannidae, a new family of snakehead fishes (Teleostei: Channoidei) from subterranean waters of South India, Scientific Reports 10: 16081
  • 147 A Pinder, R Raghavan & RJ Britton (2020) From scientific obscurity to conservation priority: research on angler catch rates is the catalyst for saving the hump-backed mahseer Tor remadevii from extinction, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 30: 1809–1815
  • 146 CR Renjithkumar, K Roshni, R Raghavan & K Ranjeet (2020) First record of the Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862) in South Asia and its potential implications, Journal of Applied Ichthyology 36: 699–704
  • 145 M Sri Hari, Y Gladston, SM Ajina, GB Sreekanth, R Raghavan & AK Jaiswar (2020) Demographics of an endemic and threatened small cyprinid, Pethia setnai from the northern Western Ghats Marine and Freshwater Research 71(7): 810–813
  • 144 R Sundar, VK Anoop, A Sidharthan, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2020) The identity and distribution of Bhavania annandalei Hora 1920 (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae), a hillstream loach endemic to the Western Ghats of India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16262–16271
  • 143 U Katwate, P Kumkar, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2020) Taxonomy and systematics of the “Maharaja Barbs” (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with the description of a new genus and species from the Western Ghats, India, Zootaxa 4803: 544–560
  • 142 A Pinder, R Raghavan, SJ Cooke & R Britton (2020) Covid-19 and biodiversity: the paradox of cleaner rivers and elevated extinction risk to iconic fish species, Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 30: 1061–1062
  • 141 K Roshni, CR Renjithkumar, R Raghavan, N Dahanukar & K Ranjeet (2020) Population dynamics and management strategies for invasive Clarias gariepinus in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16380–16384
  • 140 U Katwate, JDM Knight, VK Anoop, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2020) Three new species of filament barbs of the genus Dawkinsia from the Western Ghats of India, Vertebrate Zoology 70(2): 207–233
  • 139 A Pinder, R Raghavan, SD Bower & RJ Britton (2020) Length-weight relationship of two conservation-concern mahseer species (genus Tor) of the River Cauvery, Karnataka, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16257–16261
  • 138 A Kanagavel, S Parvathy, B Tapley, N Nirmal, G Selvaraj, R Raghavan, C Murray, N Owen & ST Turvey (2020) Are local and traditional ecological knowledge suitable tools for informing the conservation of threatened amphibians in biodiversity hotspots? Herpetological Bulletin 153: 3–13
  • 137 S Raj, A Biju Kumar, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2020) Amazonian invaders in an Asian biodiversity hotspot: understanding demographics for the management of the Armoured sailfin catfish, Pterogoplichthys pardalis in Kerala, India, Journal of Fish Biology 96(2): 549–553
  • 136 D Harries, T Arbenz, N Dahanukar, R Raghavan, M Tringham, R Duwaki & G Proudlove (2019) The world’s largest known subterranean fish: a discovery in Meghalaya (NE India) of a cave-adapted fish related to the golden mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton 1822), Cave and Karst Science 46: 121–126
  • 135 G Ramvilas, K Shalu, R Raghavan & K Ranjeet (2019) Mapping octocoral research in Asia with particular reference to the Indian subcontinent: trends, challenges and opportunities, Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(13): 14691–14721
  • 134 VK Anoop, R Britz, CP Arjun, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2019) Pangio bhujia, a new, peculiar species of miniature subterranean eel loach lacking dorsal and pelvic fins (Teleostei: Cobitidae), Zootaxa 4683: 144–150
  • 133 AJ Raymond, TN Vinay, R Raghavan, D Thomas, S Avunje, R Aravind, MS Shekhar & KK Vijayan (2019)
  • First record of the Javanese ricefish, Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker, 1854) (Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae) in the natural waters of India, Journal of Applied Ichthyology 35(4): 1034–1038
  • 132 C Verma, P Kumkar, R Raghavan, U Katwate, M Paingankar & N Dahanukar (2019) Glass in the water: molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Indian glassy perchlets (Teleostei: Ambassidae), Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 57(3): 623–631
  • 131 RJ Lennox, C Paukert, K Aarestrup, M Auger-Methe, L Baumgartner, K Birnie-Gauvin, K Bøe, K Brink, JW Brownscombe, Y Chen, JG Davidsen, E Eliason, A Filous, B Gillanders, I Helland, H Helme, AZ Horodysky, SR Januchowski-Hartley, S Lowerre-Barbieri, MC Lucas, E Martins, KJ Murchie, PS Pompeu, M Power, R Raghavan, F Rahel, D Secor, C Simpfendorfer, D Sims, JD Thiem, EB Thorstad, H Ueda, FG Whoriskey & SJ Cooke (2019) 100 pressing questions on the future of global fish migration science, conservation and policy, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 286
  • 130 S Chandhini, VM Arjunan, PHA Ali, R Raghavan, D Pillai & R Kumar (2019) Complete mitogenome analysis of endangered Malabar mahseer (Tor malabaricus), Conservation Genetics Resources 11(2): 185–189
  • 129 A Bijukumar, S Raj, CP Arjun, U Katwate & R Raghavan (2019) Jurassic invaders: flood associated occurrence of Arapaima and Alligator gar in the rivers of Kerala, Current Science 116: 1628–1630
  • 128 A Pinder, RJ Britton, AJ Harrison, P Nautiyal, SD Bower, SJ Cooke, S Lockett, M Everard, U Katwate#, K Ranjeet, S Walton, AJ Danylchuk, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2019) Mahseer (Tor spp
  • ) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 29(2): 417–452
  • 127 R Britz, VK Anoop, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2019) The subterranean Aenigmachanna gollum, a new genus and species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Kerala, South India, Zootaxa 4603(2): 377–388
  • 126 CV Anju, N Dahanukar, A Sidharthan, K Ranjeet & R Raghavan (2019) Demographics of Lagocephalus inermis in the Arabian Sea unveils complex conservation challenges, Journal of Fish Biology 94(1): 187–190
  • 125 M Everard, A Pinder, R Raghavan & G Kataria (2019) Are well-intended Buddhist practices an underappreciated threat to global aquatic biodiversity? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29(1): 136–141
  • 124 SD Bower, N Mahesh, R Raghavan, AJ Danylchuk & SJ Cooke (2019) Sub-lethal responses of mahseer (Tor khudree) to catch-and-release recreational angling, Fisheries Research 231: 231–237
  • 123 A Richu, N Dahanukar, A Ali, K Ranjeet & R Raghavan (2018) Population dynamics of a poorly known serranid, the duskytail grouper, Epinephelus bleekeri, in the Arabian Sea, Journal of Fish Biology 93: 741–744
  • 122 R Raghavan, MR Ramprasanth, A Ali & N Dahanukar (2018) Population dynamics of an endemic cyprinid, Hypselobarbus kurali: insights from an exploited reservoir fishery in the Western Ghats of India, Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use 23: 250–255
  • 121 PVPS Hameed, R Beevi, R Raghavan & K Ranjeet (2018) Length weight analysis of three species of needlefish species from the Lakshadweep archipelago, Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34: 1244–1246
  • 120 VK Anoop, N Dahanukar, S Philip, L Thomas & R Raghavan (2018) Phylogeny of the hillstream loach genus Mesonoemacheilus reveals widespread diversification through ancient drainage connections in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119: 77–84
  • 127 S De Grave, CP Arjun & R Raghavan (2018) The discovery of Euryrhynchidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in India, with the description of a new genus, Zootaxa 4462: 367–378
  • 118 A Keskar, R Raghavan, M Paingankar, P Kumkar, U Katwate, S Jadhav, A Padhye & N Dahanukar (2018) Molecular phylogeny unveils hidden diversity of hillstream loaches (Cypriniformes: Cobitoidea) in the northern Western Ghats of India, MetaGene 17: 237–248
  • 117 T Rufus, N Dahanukar, PS Eldho, A Ali & R Raghavan (2018) Demographics and exploitation rate of a large predatory catfish, Wallago attu (Schneider 1801) in three small rivers of southern India, Asian Fisheries Science 31: 172–178
  • 116 AC Pinder, A Manimekalan, JDM Knight, P Krishnankutty, JR Britton, S Philip, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2018) Resolving the taxonomic enigma of the iconic game fish, the hump-backed mahseer from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India, PLoS One 13(6): e0199328
  • 115 U Katwate, P Kumkar, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2018) A new syntopic species of small barb from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Zootaxa 4434: 529–546
  • 114 R Raghavan, A Ali, S Philip & N Dahanukar (2018) Effect of unmanaged harvests for the aquarium pet trade on the population status and dynamics of the Redline Torpedo Barb – a threatened aquatic flagship, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28: 567–574
  • 121 U Katwate, P Kumkar, R Britz, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2018) The identity of Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler 1906), an endemic killifish from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) with notes on Odontopsis armata van Hasselt, Zootaxa 4382: 159–174
  • 113 VK Anoop, N Dahanukar, A Ali & R Raghavan (2017) Taxonomy of the zodiac loaches, Mesonoemacheilus triangularis, M tambaraparniensis and M periyarensis endemic to the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), Zootaxa 4341: 124–134
  • 112 A Keskar, R Raghavan, P Kumkar, A Padhye & N Dahanukar (2017) Assessing the sustainability of subsistence fisheries of small indigenous fish species: fishing mortality and exploitation of hill stream loaches in India Aquatic Living Resources 30: 13
  • 111 C Conte-Grand, R Britz, N Dahanukar, R Raghavan, R Pethiyagoda, HH Tan, RK Hadiaty, NS Yaakob & L Ruber (2017) Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei: Channidae) revisited: discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions, PLoS One 12 (9): e0184017
  • 110 A Kanagavel, S Parvathy, N Nirmal, N Divakar & R Raghavan (2017) Do frogs really eat cardamom? Understanding the myth of crop damage by amphibians in the Western Ghats of India, Ambio 46: 695–705
  • 109 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar & R Britz (2017) The type locality of Tor mosal (Hamilton 1822) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), Zootaxa 4317: 593–596
  • 108 E Turak, I Harrison, D Dudgeon, R Abell, A Bush, W Darwall, CM Finlayson, S Ferrier, J Freyhof, V Hermoso, D Juffe-Bignoli, S Linke, J Nel, HC Patricio, J Pittock, R Raghavan, C Ravenga, JP Simaika & AD Wever (2017) Essential biodiversity variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity, Biological Conservation 213: 272–279
  • 107 R Britz, E Adamson, R Raghavan, A Ali & N Dahanukar (2017) Channa pseudomarulius, a valid species of snakehead from the Western Ghats region of peninsular India (Teleostei: Channidae), with comments on Ophicephalus grandinosus, O theophrasti and O leucopunctatus, Zootaxa 4299(4): 529–545
  • 106 PD Rajan & R Raghavan (2017) Linking rivers, barrages and fish migration (Meeting Report), Current Science 112(9): 1804–1805
  • 105 SE Walton, HM Gan, R Raghavan, AC Pinder & A Ahmad (2017) Disentangling the taxonomy of mahseers (Tor spp) of Malaysia: an integrated approach using morphology, genetics and historical records, Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 25: 171–183
  • 104 P Sanjeevi, TT Ajith Kumar, R Raghavan, A Rhyne, M Tlusty & T Subramoniam (2017) Marine aquarium trade in India: challenges and opportunities for science and policy, Marine Policy 77: 120–129
  • 103 SD Bower, AJ Danylchuk, R Raghavan, SC Danylchuk, AC Pinder, AM Alter & SJ Cooke (2017) Involving recreational fisheries stakeholders in development of research and conservation priorities for mahseer (Tor spp) of India through collaborative workshops, Fisheries Research 186(3): 665–671
  • 102 A Kanagavel, S Parvathy, PO Nameer & R Raghavan (2016) Conservation implications of wildlife utilization by indigenous communities in the southern Western Ghats of India, Asia Pacific Journal of Biodiversity 9(3): 271–279
  • 101 SD Bower, AJ Danylchuk, R Raghavan, S Clark-Danylchuk, AC Pinder & SJ Cooke (2016) Rapid assessment to quantify injury, immediate mortality and the physiological responses of blue-finned mahseer (Tor sp) to catch-and-release angling on the Cauvery River, India, Fisheries Management and Ecology 23(3-4): 208–217
  • 100 R Raghavan, S Das, PO Nameer, A Bijukumar & N Dahanukar (2016) Protected areas and imperilled endemic freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats Hotspot, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26 (Suppl 1): 78–90
  • 99 P Kumkar, U Katwate, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2016) Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach from the northern Western Ghats of India with a note on the distribution of B laticauda, Zootaxa 4138(1): 155–170
  • 98 I Priyanka, R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, N Sood & S Molur (2016) All that is green does not conserve: green certification of aquarium fishes in India, Current Science 110: 2054–2056
  • 97 U Katwate, P Kumkar, S Jadhav, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2016) Pethia sanjaymoluri, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from northern Western Ghats, India, Journal of Fish Biology 88(5): 2027–2050
  • 96 R Raghavan, S Philip, A Ali, U Katwate & N Dahanukar (2016) Fishery, biology, aquaculture and conservation of the Asian Sun Catfish, Horabagrus brachysoma (Günther), Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 26(2): 169–180
  • 95 N Dahanukar, R Raghavan, A Ali & R Britz (2016) Amblyceps accari, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from the Western Ghats of India, Zootaxa 4109(2): 218–226
  • 94 N Gupta, S Bower, SJ Cooke, A Danylchuk & R Raghavan (2016) Practices and attitudes of Indian catch-and-release anglers: identifying opportunities for advancing the management of recreational fisheries, Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(4): 8659–8665
  • 93 N Gupta, A Kanagavel, P Dandekar, N Dahanukar, K Sivakumar, VB Mathur & R Raghavan (2016) Gods fishes: religion, culture and freshwater conservation in India, Oryx 50(2): 244–249
  • 92 SJ Cooke, ZS Hogan, PA Butcher, MJW Stokesbury, R Raghavan, AJ Gallagher, N Hammerschlag & AJ Danylchuk (2016) Angling for endangered fish: Conservation problem or conservation action? Fish and Fisheries 17: 249–265
  • 91 AC Pinder, R Raghavan & RJ Britton (2015) Efficacy of data from sport angler catches as a monitoring and conservation tool for the flagship mahseer fishes (Tor spp) of Southern India, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25(6): 829–838
  • 90 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar & S Molur (2015) Practicality versus idealism for curbing predatory publishing: a reply to Teixeira da Silva, Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(15): 8307–8308
  • 89 T Rufus, PS Eldho, A Ali, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2015) Length-weight relationship and condition factor of a large predatory catfish, Wallago attu (Schneider 1809) from the Rivers of Central Kerala, India, Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 3: 68–73
  • 88 A Bijukumar & R Raghavan (2015) A checklist of fishes of Kerala, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 8036–8080
  • 87 PO Nameer, J Praveen, A Bijukumar, MJ Palot, S Das & R Raghavan (2015) A checklist of the vertebrates of Kerala State, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 7961–7970
  • 86 P Kumkar, A Keskar, M Paingankar, A Ali, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2015) Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), Zootaxa 4059 (3): 555–568
  • 85 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar & S Molur (2015) Curbing the academic predators: Journal of Threatened Taxa’s policy of citation of publication from predatory journals (Editorial), Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10):7609–7611
  • 84 N Gupta, SD Bower, R Raghavan, AJ Danylchuk & SJ Cooke (2015) Status of recreational fisheries in India: development, issues and opportunities, Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 23 (3): 291–301
  • 83 U Katwate, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2015) The identity of Hamilton’s Ticto Barb, Pethia ticto (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), Zootaxa 3964 (4): 401–418
  • 82 AC Pinder, R Raghavan & RJ Britton (2015) The legendary humpback mahseer (Tor sp) of India’s River Cauvery: an endemic fish swimming towards extinction, Endangered Species Research 28: 11–17
  • 81 R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2015) Taxonomy matters, Current Science 108 (8): 1416–1418
  • 80 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, S Philip, P Iyer, B Kumar, BA Daniel & S Molur (2015) Conservation status of freshwater decapod crustaceans in the Western Ghats of India: an exceptional region of freshwater biodiversity, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25(2): 259–275
  • 79 N Dahanukar, P Kumkar, U Katwate & R Raghavan (2015) Badis britzi, a new percomorph fish (Teleostei: Badidae) from Western Ghats of India, Zootaxa 3941 (3): 429–436
  • 78 N Gupta, R Raghavan, K Sivakumar, VB Mathur & A Pinder (2015) Assessing recreational fisheries in an emerging economy: knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of catch-and-release anglers in India, Fisheries Research 165: 79–84
  • 77 M Piria, R Raghavan & J Freyhof (2015) Editorial: Efforts towards better quality in Croatian Journal of Fisheries, Croatian Journal of Fisheries 73: 1–5
  • 76 U Katwate, F Baby, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2014) The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P
  • muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), Zootaxa 3884 (3): 201–221
  • 75 N Gupta, R Raghavan, K Sivakumar & VB Mathur (2014) Freshwater fish safe zones: a prospective conservation strategy for river ecosystems in India, Current Science 107(6): 949-950
  • 74 A Ali, U Katwate, S Philip, KV Dhaneesh, A Bijukumar, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2014) Horabagrus melanosoma: a junior synonym of Horabagrus brachysoma (Teleostei: Horabagridae) Zootaxa 3881(4): 373–384
  • 73 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, JDM Knight, A Bijukumar, U Katwate, K Krishnakumar, A Ali & S Philip (2014) Predatory journals and Indian ichthyology, Current Science 107: 740–742
  • 72 U Katwate, M Paingankar, R Raghavan & N Dahanukar (2014) Pethia longicauda, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from northern Western Ghats, India, Zootaxa 3846(2): 235–248
  • 71 U Katwate, C Katwate, R Raghavan, M Paingankar & N Dahanukar (2014) Pethia lutea, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and new records of P punctata from northern Western Ghats of India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(6): 5797–5818
  • 70 A Ali, N Dahanukar, S Philip, K Krishnakumar & R Raghavan (2014) Distribution, threats and conservation status of the Wayanad Mahseer, Neolissochilus wynaadensis (Day 1873) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): an endemic large barb of the Western Ghats, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(5): 5686–5699
  • 69 K Krishnakumar, S Philip & R Raghavan (2014) Establishment of caudal fin cell lines from tropical ornamental fishes Puntius fasciatus and Pristolepis fasciata endemic to the Western Ghats of India - a letter to the Editor, ACTA Tropica 130: 175–176
  • 68 A Kanagavel, R Raghavan & D Verissimo (2014) ‘Beyond the general public’: implications of audience characteristics for promoting species conservation in the Western Ghats Hotspot, India, Ambio 43(2):138–148
  • 67 R Britz, F Kakkassery & R Raghavan (2014) Osteology of Kryptoglanis shajii, a stygobitic catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from peninsular India, with diagnosis of a new family Kryptoglanidae, Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 24(3): 193–207
  • 66 A Kanagavel & R Raghavan (2013) Hunting of endemic and threatened forest-dwelling chelonians in the Western Ghats, India, Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 2(2): 172–177
  • 65 K Anitha, A Aneesh, R Raghavan, A Kanagavel, T Augustine & S Joseph (2013) Identifying habitat connectivity for isolated populations of Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) in Valparai plateau of Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot (India), Primate Conservation 29: 91–97
  • 64 A Kanagavel, R Pandya, C Sinclair, A Prithvi & R Raghavan (2013) Community and conservation reserves in South India: status, challenges and opportunities, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(17): 5256–5265
  • 63 A Ali, S Philip, N Dahanukar, R Kumar, A Bijukumar & R Raghavan (2013) Distribution, threats and conservation status of Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day 1874), a poorly known cyprinid fish of the Western Ghats freshwater ecoregion, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(17): 5202–5213
  • 62 R Raghavan, S Philip, N Dahanukar & A Ali (2013) Freshwater fish biodiversity of India: a response to Sarkar et al
  • (2013), Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 23: 547–554
  • 61 R Raghavan, S Philip, A Ali & N Dahanukar (2013) Sahyadria, a new genus of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats, India Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (15): 4932–4938
  • 60 A Bijukumar, S Philip, A Ali, S Sushama & R Raghavan (2013) Fishes of river Bharathapuzha, Kerala, India: diversity, distribution, threats and conservation Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (15): 4979–4993
  • 59 N Dahanukar, S Philip, K Krishnakumar, A Ali & R Raghavan (2013) Phylogenetic position of Lepidopygopsis typus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): a monotypic freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India Zootaxa 3700 (1): 113–139
  • 58 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, MF Tlusty, AL Rhyne, K Krishnakumar, S Molur & AM Rosser (2013) Uncovering an obscure trade: threatened freshwater fishes and the aquarium pet trade, Biological Conservation 164: 158–169
  • 57 L John, S Philip, N Dahanukar, A Ali, J Tharian, R Raghavan & A Antunes (2013) Morphological and genetic evidence for multiple evolutionary distinct lineages in the endangered Redline torpedo barbs - highly exploited freshwater fishes endemic to the Western Ghats of India, PLoS One 8(7): e69741
  • 56 AC Pinder & R Raghavan (2013) Conserving the endangered mahseers (Tor spp) of India: the positive role of recreational fisheries, Current Science 104(11): 1472–1475
  • 55 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, S Philip, K Krishnakumar & A Ali (2013) Phantom references, nomina nuda and the dilemma of freshwater fish taxonomy in India, Current Science 104(10): 1277–1279
  • 54 A Ali, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2013) Length-length and length-weight relationship of three species of snakehead fish, Channa diplogramma, Channa marulius and Channa striata from the riverine reaches of Lake Vembanad, Kerala, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (13): 4769–4773
  • 53 A Kanagavel, S Rehel & R Raghavan (2013) Population, ecology and threats to endemic, forest-dwelling chelonians in the Western Ghats Hotspot, India, ISRN Biodiversity 2013: 1–8
  • 52 A Ali, S Philip & R Raghavan (2013) Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day 1874) from the Western Ghats of India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (13):4743–4751
  • 51 A Kanagavel, R Pandya, A Prithvi & R Raghavan (2013) Multi stakeholder perceptions of efficiency in biodiversity conservation in limited access forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (11): 4529–4536
  • 50 A Ali, N Dahanukar, A Kanagavel, S Philip & R Raghavan (2013) Records of the endemic and threatened catfish, Hemibagrus punctatus from the Southern Western Ghats with notes on its distribution, ecology and conservation status, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (11): 4569–4578
  • 49 A Kanagavel, R Pandya, S Joseph, R Raghavan & H Newing (2013) Potential for community and conservation reserves in the Western Ghats Hotspot, Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 2(1): 55–62
  • 48 K Krishnakumar, J Emmanuel, B Pereira, A Kanagavel, A Ali & R Raghavan (2013) New records of the endangered balitorid loach, Travancoria elongata from the Kerala part of Western Ghats, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (10): 4504–4509
  • 47 D Verissimo, A Kanagavel, KS Seshadri & R Raghavan (2013) The tragedy of the nature photography commons Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 2(1): 1–2
  • 46 R Raghavan, J Tharian, A Ali, S Jadhav & N Dahanukar (2013) Balitora jalpalli (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae), a new species of stone loach from Southern Western Ghats, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(5): 3921–3924
  • 45 R Raghavan, X Zhu, W Lei, D Han, Y Yang & S Xie (2013) Rearing tank colour influences survival and growth of the early larvae of the Chinese Yellow Catfish, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco Richardson ACTA Hydrobiologica Sinica 37(2): 177–184
  • 44 PJ Pradeep, TC Srijaya, A Hassan, AC Chatterji, R Raghavan, B Withyachumnarnkul & A Jeffs (2013) Growth performance of triploid Red Tilapia grown under laboratory conditions, Journal of Applied Aquaculture 25: 176–189
  • 43 A Kanagavel, C Sinclair, R Sekar & R Raghavan (2013) Moolah, misfortune or spinsterhood: the plight of slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus in south India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(1): 3585–3588
  • 42 N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2013) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Western Ghats, MIN - Newsletter of the IUCN SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group - South Asia, 01/August 2013: 6–16
  • 41 R Britz, A Ali & R Raghavan (2012) Pseudolaguvia lapillicola, a new species of catfish from Peninsular India (Teleostei: Sisoridae), Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23(4): 289–295
  • 40 G Prasad, A Ali, M Harikrishnan & R Raghavan (2012) Population dynamics of an endemic and threatened yellow catfish, Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther) from River Periyar, Kerala, India Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(2): 2333–2342
  • 39 R Britz, A Ali, K Krishna Kumar, S Philip & R Raghavan (2012) First record from the wild of Carinotetraodon imitator in Peninsular India (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23(2): 105–109
  • 38 R Britz, A Ali & R Raghavan (2012) Pangio ammophila, a new species of eel loach from Karnataka, Southern India Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23(1): 45–50
  • 37 R Raghavan, N Dahanukar, K Krishnakumar, A Ali, S Solomon, MR Ramprasanth, F Baby, B Pereira, J Tharian & S Philip (2012) Western Ghats fish fauna in peril: are pseudo-conservationist attitudes to be blamed? Current Science 102(6): 835–837
  • 36 A Kanagavel & R Raghavan (2012) Local Ecological knowledge and threatened chelonians: Informing the status of Cochin Forest Cane Turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) and Travancore Tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) in the Anamalai Hills of Western Ghats, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(13): 3173–3182
  • 35 R Raghavan, A Ali, N Dahanukar & A Rosser (2011) Is the fishery for the Deccan Mahseer, Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) in the Western Ghats Hotspot sustainable? A participatory approach to stock assessment, Fisheries Research 110: 29–38
  • 34 R Raghavan, X Zhu, D Han, Y Yang & SQ Xie (2011) Low levels of dietary Aflatoxin B1 could cause mortalities, abnormal hepatopancreas histology and toxin accumulation in juvenile hybrid sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus ♂ X A baeri ♀, Aquaculture Nutrition 17(2): 39–47
  • 33 A Benziger, S Philip, R Raghavan, A Ali, M Sukumaran, J Tharian, N Dahanukar, F Baby, R Peter, KV Radhakrishnan, K Remadevi, MA Haniffa, R Britz & A Antunes (2011) Unravelling a 146 years old taxonomic puzzle: Validation of Malabar Snakehead, species status and its relevance for Channid systematics and evolution, PLoS ONE 6(6): e21272
  • 32 F Baby, J Tharian, S Philip, A Ali & R Raghavan (2011) Checklist of the fishes of Achankovil forests, Kerala with a note on the range extension of an endemic cyprinid, Puntius chalakkudiensis, Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(7): 1936–1941, 31 S Solomon, MR Ramprasanth, F Baby, J Tharian, B Pereira, A Ali & R Raghavan (2011) Reproductive biology of Puntius denisonii (Day), an endemic and threatened freshwater aquarium fish of the Western Ghats and its implications for current and future conservation, Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(9): 2071–2077
  • 30 K Krishnakumar, A Ali, B Pereira & R Raghavan (2011) Unregulated aquaculture and invasive alien species: case of the exotic African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Vembanad Lake (Ramsar wetland), Kerala, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(5): 1737–1744
  • 29 R Raghavan (2011) Need for further research on the freshwater fish fauna of the Ashambu Hills landscape – a response to Abraham et al, Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(5): 1788–1791
  • 28 F Baby, J Tharian, KM Abraham, M Ramprasanth, A Ali & R Raghavan (2011) Length weight relationship and condition factor of an endemic stone sucker, Garra gotyla stenorhynchus (Jerdon 1849) from two opposite flowing rivers in southern Western Ghats, Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(6): 1851–1855
  • 27 F Baby, J Tharian, A Ali & R Raghavan (2010) A checklist of freshwater fishes of the New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF), Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(12): 1330–1333
  • 26 R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Ali, B Pereira, MR Ramprasanth & F Baby (2010) Miss Kerala (Puntius denisonii) added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Current Science 98(2): 132
  • 25 K Krishnakumar, R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Bijukumar, M Sekharan, B Pereira & A Ali (2009) When pets become pests! Exotic aquarium fishes and biological invasions in Kerala, India, Current Science 97: 474–476
  • 24 R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Ali, B Pereira & L Sujarittanonta (2009) Damsel in distress – the tale of MissKerala, Puntius denisonii (Day) an endemic and endangered cyprinid of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, Aquatic Conservation – Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19(1): 67–74
  • 23 G Prasad & R Raghavan (2009) ‘Fishing down’ and ‘farming up’ the food webs: should India be concerned?, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (India) 32 (1&2): 11–14
  • 22 K Krishnakumar, R Raghavan & B Pereira (2009) Protected on papers, hunted in wetlands: exploitation and trade of freshwater turtles from Punnamada, Kerala, India, Tropical Conservation Science 2(3): 363–373
  • 21 R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Ali & B Pereira (2008) Fish fauna of River Chalakudy part of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot (South India): patterns of distribution, threats and conservation needs, Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 3119–3131
  • 20 R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Ali & B Pereira (2008) Exotic fishes in a global biodiversity hotspot - a case study from River Chalakudy, part of Western Ghats, Kerala, India, Biological Invasions 10(1): 37–40
  • 19 G Prasad, A Ali & R Raghavan (2008) Threatened Fishes of the World: Puntius denisonii (Day) (Cyprinidae), Environmental Biology of Fishes 83(2): 189–190
  • 18 G Prasad, A Ali & R Raghavan (2008) Threatened Fishes of the World: Horabagrus nigricollaris (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat), Environmental Biology of Fishes 82: 109–110
  • 17 A Ali, G Prasad, R Lakshmi, N Balasubramaniam & R Raghavan (2008) Weight – length relationship of the Asian sun catfish Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther, 1864) (Siluriformes: Horabagridae) from the Western Ghats rivers of Kerala, South India, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 38(1): 41–44
  • 16 MF Tlusty, S Dowd & R Raghavan (2008) Saving forests through the fisheries – ornamental fishes as a route to avoid deforestation, Ornamental Fish International Journal (OFIJ) February 2008: 21–25
  • 15 R Raghavan, M Tlusty, G Prasad, B Pereira, A Ali & L Sujarittanonta (2007) Should endemic and threatened ornamental fishes of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot be captive bred for international trade?, Current Science 93(9): 1211–1213
  • 14 R Raghavan, G Prasad, A Ali & L Sujarittanonta (2007) ‘Boom and Bust Fishery’ in a Biodiversity Hotspot – Is the Western Ghats (South India) losing its most celebrated ornamental fish, Puntius denisonii, Day?, Current Science 92(12): 1671–1672
  • 13 R Raghavan, A Ali & G Prasad (2007) Need for a comprehensive re-assessment of the conservation status of critically endangered (?) fishes of Kerala, Current Science 92(6): 721–723
  • 12 A Ali, R Raghavan & G Prasad (2007) Threatened Fishes of the World: Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther) (Bagridae), Environmental Biology of Fishes 78(3): 221
  • 11 N Sreeraj, R Raghavan & G Prasad (2007) Some aspects of the fishery of the threatened Yellow Catfish, Horabagrus brachysoma from Vembanad Lake and a note on their landings in Vaikom, Kerala, India, Zoos Print Journal 22(4): 2665–2666
  • 10 N Sreeraj, R Raghavan & G Prasad (2006) The diet of Horabagrus brachysoma, an endangered bagrid catfish from Lake Vembanad (S India), Journal of Fish Biology 69: 637–642
  • 09 R Raghavan & G Prasad (2006) A needless diversification - a perspective on the unregulated introduction and culture of the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in India, World Aquaculture 37(1): 8–12
  • 08 R Raghavan (2006) An overview of breeding and grow-out operations of the European Catfish (Silurus glanis) and the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Czech Republic, Fishing Chimes 25(12): 29–31
  • 07 R Raghavan & G Prasad (2006) Towards sustainable freshwater prawn culture in India through feeds and feeding management, Fishing Chimes 26(8): 36–38
  • 06 R Raghavan (2006) Yellow catfish: a potential culture species in South-western India, Global Aquaculture Advocate June 2006: 68–69
  • 05 R Raghavan & G Prasad (2003) Introduction and culture of the Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in India - a critical evaluation, Fishing Chimes 23(4): 7–11
  • 04 R Raghavan, AP Unni & AM Savad (2002) Asian Market for Live Seafood - the present and future role of India, Seafood Export Journal XXXIII (8-9): 21–25
  • 03 R Raghavan (2003) On Indian lobster capture and culture fisheries, Fishing Chimes 22(10-11): 26–30
  • 02 R Raghavan (2001) Freshwater prawn culture in India: present status and future considerations, Seafood Export Journal XXXII (12): 21–29
  • 01 R Raghavan (2000) Global Aquaculture Scenario, Seafood Export Journal XXXI (8): 25–29

Citations

  • Citations 1888 (December 2020) (Google Scholar)
  • h-index 21
  • i-10 index 64

Projects

  • Impact of Kerala floods on the habitat and population of single-location endemic and threatened fish species of Kerala part of Western Ghats Funded by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (2018-2019)
  • SubTerFish: diversity, distribution and threats to subterranean fishes of Kerala Funded by Department of Environment and Climate Change (DoECC), Government of Kerala (2020-2022)
  • Fish diversity of Sasthamkotta Lake with special reference to the status of Pearl Spot, Etroplus suratensis Funded by Department of Environment and Climate Change (DoECC), Government of Kerala (2020-2022)

Patents

Awards

  • NUFFIC-Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) (2005)
  • Miriam Rotschild-University of Cambridge Internship Award (2008)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences International Fellowship (2006-2010)
  • BoF Fellowship, Government of Belgium (2012)
  • Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar Award (2012 and 2015)
  • Third World Academy of Sciences Fellowship (2015) (declined)
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