Publications

Peer reviewed articles

(*corresponding author)

2025\accepted\in press 

1. Raghavan, R., Sundar, R.L., Arjun, C.P., Sidharthan, A., Dharmarajan, N.P., Kumar, A.B., Philip, S., Ali, A., Paingankar, M.S., Rodrigues, G.T., Britz, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2025) Phreatic mysteries: Diversity and distribution of fossorial and aquifer-dwelling synbranchid eels of southern peninsular India, and implications for conservation (Pisces: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 245-258. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e155717  

2. Gurugubelli, M., Abisha, C., Arundhathy, T.A., Ranjeet, K., Dahanukar, N.* & Raghavan, R.* (2025) A megafauna in distress: Unsustainable exploitation of tiger sharks in the Arabian Sea and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 304: 111049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111049  

3. Dann, L., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2025) Oreichthys warjaintia, a new species of cyprinid fish from Meghalaya, India (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Journal of Fish Biology 106 (3): 797-804. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.16001  

4. Prakash, A.P., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K., Thampy, D.R., Britz, R. & Ali, A. (2025) Pristolepis pentacantha Plamoottil 2015, and Catopra tetracanthus Günther 1862: two junior synonyms of Pristolepis marginata Jerdon 1849. Zootaxa  5642(3):245-259. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.3.3 

2024 

1. Chandra, S., Abhilash, R., Sidharthan, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2024) Complete mitogenome of Lepidopygopsis typus, an evolutionarily-distinct, endangered cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot: phylogenetic relationships and implications for conservation. Gene 898: 148098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2023.148098 

5. Sudasinghe, H., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2024) The loach genus Lepidocephalichthys (Telesotei: Cobitidae) in Sri Lanka and peninsular India: Multiple colonizations and unexpected species diversity. Hydrobiologia 851:1113-1133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05321-4 

6. Anoop, V.K., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2024) Koima, a new genus of nemacheilid loach from the Western Ghats, India (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 5538(2): 101-126. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.2.1 

7. Das, J., Shanmughan, A., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R. & Ranjeet K. (2024) Bridging knowledge gaps for the conservation and management of a ‘Data Deficient’, diadromous fish: The Indo-Pacific Tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides. Marine and Freshwater Research 75: MF23222. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF23222 

8. Abisha, C., Dahanukar, N., Ranjeet K. & Raghavan, R. (2024) ‘Data-Deficient’ but potentially threatened: first biological observations on the poorly-known Quagga Catshark, Halaelurus quagga. Marine and Freshwater Research 75: MF23234. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF23234 

2023

1. Dahanukar, N., Sundar, R.L., Rangad, D., Proudlove, G. & Raghavan, R. (2023) The world’s largest cave fish from Meghalaya, Northeast India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (Cyprinidae, Torinae). Vertebrate Zoology 73: 141-152. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.73.e101011 

2. Raghavan, R., Sundar, R.L., Arjun, C.P., Britz, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2023) Evolution in the dark: Unexpected genetic diversity and morphological stasis in the blind, aquifer-dwelling catfish Horaglanis. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 57-74. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.73.e98367 

3. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Rüber, L., Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. (2023) Biogeography and evolutionary history of Puntius sensu lato (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Scientific Reports 13: 18724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45377-9  

2022 

1. Novák, J., Magalhães A.L.B., Faulkes, Z., Yonvitner, Maceda-Veiga, A., Dahanukar, N., Kawai, T., Kalous., L. & Patoka, J. (2022) Ornamental aquaculture significantly affected by the “Czech aquarium phenomenon”. Aquaculture 555: 738259 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738259 

2. Verma, C.R., Kumkar, P., Khare, T., Pise, M., Kalous, L. & Dahanukar, N.* (2022) Contracaecum nematode parasites in hillstream loaches of Western Ghats, India. Journal of Fish Diseases 45(12):1873–1882. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13711 

3. Sidharthan, A., Dahanukar, N., Sundar, R.L., Ranjeet, K. & Raghavan, R. (2022) Beyond waterfalls and dams: Riverscape genetics of two endemic mountain loaches in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. River Research and Applications 38:152–159. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3885

4. Shanmughan, A., Dahanukar, N., Harrison, A., Pinder, A.C., Ranjeet, K. & Raghavan, R. (2022) Demographics and exploitation of two ‘Near Threatened’ freshwater eels, Anguilla bengalensis and A. bicolor in small-scale subsistence fisheries and implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 32:269–281. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3765 

5. Shalu, K., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R. & Ranjeet, K. (2022) By-catch-associated demographics of two threatened seahorses from the south-east coast of India. Marine and Freshwater Research 73(3):343–350  https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21127

6. Kulkarni, A., Vijayan, S., Shigwan, B.K., Padhye, S., Dahanukar, N. & Datar, M.N. (2022) Environmental determinants of aquatic vegetation in rock pools of northern Western Ghats, India. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 196(1):15–26. https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2022/1429 

7. Sundar, R.L., Arjun, C.P., Sidharthan, A., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2022) A new diminutive subterranean eel loach species of the genus Pangio (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from Southern India. Zootaxa 5138(1): 089–097. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.9 

8. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K., Arjun, C.P. & Britz, R. (2022) Diversity and distribution of dragon snakeheads of the family Aenigmachannidae, and the identity of Aenigmachanna mahabali. Zootaxa 5120(2):295–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5120.2.10  

2021

1. Raghavan, R., Britz, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2021) Poor groundwater governance threatens ancient subterranean fishes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 36(10): 875-878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.06.007  

2. Joshi, P., Dahanukar, N., Bharade, S., Dethe, V., Dethe, S., Bhandare, N. & Watve, M. (2021) Combining payment for crop damages and reward for productivity to address wildlife conflict. Conservation Biology 35(6): 1923-1931. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13746

3. Sudasinghe, H., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021) Diversification and biogeography of Dawkinsia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 21: 795–820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00515-x 

4. Sudasinghe, H., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Senavirathna, T., Shewale, D.J., Paingankar, M.S., Amarasinghe, A., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L.& Meegaskumbura, M. (2021) An island colonization by a ‘rheophilic’ fish: the phylogeography of Garra ceylonensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 132(4): 872–893. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa221

5. Baig, U.​, Dahanukar, N.*, Shintre, N., Holkar, K.​, Pund​, A., Lele, U.​, Gujarathi, T.​, Patel, K.​, Jakati, A.​, Singh, R.​, Vidwans, H., Tamhane, V., Deshpande, N. & Watve, M. (2021) Phylogenetic diversity and activity screening of cultivable Actinobacteria isolated from marine sponges and associated environments from the western coast of India. Access Microbiology 3(9):000242. https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000242 

6. Sheth, S.D., Ghate, H.V., Dahanukar, N., Hájek, J. (2021) Integrative taxonomic review of the genus Peschetius (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae) from India with description of two new species. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 79: 535–553. https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.79.e68203 

7. Riyas, A., Dahanukar, N., Krishnan, K.A. & Kumar, A.B. (2021) Scyphozoan Jellyfish blooms and their relationship with environmental factors along the Southeastern Arabian Sea. Marine Biology Research 17(2): 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2021.1916034 

8. Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Standing, A., Philip, S., Kumar,B. & Raghavan, R. (2021) Osteology of ‘Monopterus’ roseni with the description of Rakthamichthys, new genus, and comments on the generic assignment of the Amphipnous Group species (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 30(3): 221-236. http://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1163 

9. Sidharthan, A., Raghavan, R., Anoop, V.K., Keskar, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2021) Phylogenetic position and relationships of mountain loaches (Teleostei: Balitoridae) of the Western Ghats as revealed by CO1 sequences. Zootaxa 4926(1): 079–092. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.5 

10. Sheth, S.D., Ghate, H.V., Dahanukar, N. & Hájek, J. (2021) The first hygropetric species of Microdytes J. Balfour-Browne, 1946 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Oriental Insects 55(2): 254-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2020.1787903 

2020

1. Sidharthan, A., Raghavan, R., Anoop, V.K., Philip, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2020) Riddle on the riffle: Miocene diversification and biogeography of endemic mountain loaches (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. Journal of Biogeography 47(12): 2741-2754. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13972 [Cover story]

2. Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K., Philip, S., Clark, B., Raghavan, R. & Ruber, L. (2020) Aenigmachannidae, a new family of snakehead fishes (Teleostei: Channoidei) from subterranean waters of South India. Scientific Reports 10: 16081. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73129-6  

3. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Ruber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020) Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of Systomus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Zoologica Scripta 49(6): 710-731. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12445

4. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Ranasinghe R.H.T., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Meegaskumbura, M. (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(4): 1076-1110. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12395 

5. Katwate, U., Knight, J. D. M., Anoop, V. K., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2020) Three new species of filament barbs of the genus Dawkinsia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology 70(2): 207-233. https://doi.org/10.26049/VZ70-2-2020-08 

6. Raj, S., Biju Kumar, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2020) Amazonian invaders in an Asian biodiversity hotspot: understanding demographics for the management of the Armoured sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis in Kerala, India. Journal of Fish Biology 96: 549–553 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14243

7. Prasad, K.K., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, A., Anoop, V.K. & Dahanukar, N. (2020) Indoreonectes telanganaensis, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the Godavari Basin of India. Zootaxa 4878(2): 335–348. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.7

8. Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (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(3): 544–560. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4803.3.9 

9. Bobade, V. & Dahanukar, N.* (2020) Molecular characterization of stinkhorn fungus Aseroë coccinea Imazeki et Yoshimi ex Kasuya 2007 (Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Phallales) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12: 15530–15534. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5091.12.4.15530-15534 

10. Sundar, R.L., Anoop, V.K., Sidharthan, A., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (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. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6040.12.10.16262-16271 

11. Roshni, K., Renjithkumar, C.R., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Kutty, R. (2020) Population dynamics and management strategies for the invasive African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in the Western Ghats hotspot. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16380-16384. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6222.12.10.16380-16384 

2019

1. Verma, C., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R., Katwate, U., Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N.* (2019) Glass in the water: molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Indian glassy perchlets (Teleostei: Ambassidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 57: 623–631. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12273 

2. Suranse, V., Sawant, N.S., Bastawade, D.B. & Dahanukar, N.* (2019) Haplotype diversity in the medically important red scorpion (Scorpiones: Buthidae: Hottentotta tamulus) from India. Journal of Genetics 98: 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-019-1058-5 

3. Anoop, V.K., Britz, R., Arjun, C.P., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2019) Pangio bhujia, a new, peculiar species of miniature subterranean eel loach lacking dorsal and pelvic fins from India (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Zootaxa 4683: 144–150; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.8

4. Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Anoop, V.K. & Ali, A. (2019) Channa rara, a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India (Teleostei: Labyrinthici: Channidae). Zootaxa 4683 (4): 589–600; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8 

5. Pinder, A. C., Britton, J. R., Harrison, A. J., Nautiyal, P., Bower, S. D., Cooke, S.  J., Lockett, S., Everard, M., Katwate, U., Ranjeet, K., Walton, S., Danylchuk, A. J., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2019) Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 29: 417–452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-019-09566-y  

6. Anju, C.V., Dahanukar, N., Sidharthan, A., Ranjeet, K. & Raghavan, R. (2019) Demographics of Lagocephalus inermis in the Arabian Sea unveils complex conservation challenges. Journal of Fish Biology 94: 187–190. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13873 

7. Britz, R., Anoop, V. K., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2019) The subterranean Aenigmachanna gollum, a new genus and species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Kerala, South India. Zootaxa 4603: 377–388. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.10 

8. Padhye, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2019) Methodological flaws overshadow the evidence for a species complex in Indialona ganapati (Chydoridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing and Analysis 30(8): 880–881. https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2019.1693552

9. Harries, D., Arbenz, T., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Tringham, M., Rangad, D. & Proudlove, G. (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). Caves and Karst Science 46(3): 121-126. http://bcra.org.uk/pub/candks/index.html?j=138

2018

1. Keskar, A., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Padhye, A.D. & Dahanukar, N.* (2018) Molecular phylogeny unveils hidden diversity of hillstream loaches (Cypriniformes: Cobitoidea) in the northern Western Ghats of India. Meta Gene 17: 237–248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2018.07.002

2. Anoop, V.K., Dahanukar, N., Thomas, L., Philip, S. & Raghavan, R. (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 129: 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.08.013 

3. Richu, A., Dahanukar, N., Ali, A., Ranjeet, K. & Raghavan, R. (2018) Population dynamics of a poorly known serranid, the duskytail grouper, Epinephelus bleekeri in the Arabian Sea. Journal of Fish Biology 93: 741–744.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13762 

4. Raghavan, R., Ramprasanth, M.R., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2018) Population dynamics of an endemic cyprinid (Hypselobarbus kurali): insights from an exploited reservoir fishery in the Western Ghats of India. Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use 23: 250–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12233   

5. Raghavan, R., Ali, A., Philip, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2018) Effect of unmanaged harvests for the aquarium trade on the population status and dynamics of redline torpedo barb – a threatened aquatic flagship. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28: 567–574. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2895  

6. Pinder, A.C., Manimekalan, A., Marcus Knight, J.D., Krishnankutty, P., Britton, J.R., Philip, S., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199328  

7. Shukla, V., Dhiman, N., Nayak, P., Dahanukar, N., Deshpande G. & Ratnaparkhi, G. (2018) Stonewall and Brickwall: two partially redundant determinants required for the maintenance of female germline in Drosophila. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 8(6): 2027–2041. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.118.200192  

8. Kulkarni, A., Upadhye, A., Dahanukar, N. & Datar, M.N. (2018) Floristic uniqueness and effect of degradation on diversity: A case study of sacred groves from northern Western Ghats. Tropical Ecology 59(1): 119–127. http://tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_59_1/12/12%20Kulkarni%20et%20al.pdf 

9. Kanagavel, A., Parvathy, S., Chundakatil, A.P., Dahanukar, N. & Tapley, B. (2018) Distribution and habitat associations of the Critically Endangered frog Walkerana phrynoderma (Anura:  Ranixalidae), with an assessment of potential threats, abundance, and morphology. Phyllomedusa 17(1): 21–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i1p21-37  

10. Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2018) A new syntopic species of small barb from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 4434(3): 529–546. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.8  

11. Britz, R., Anoop, V.K. & Dahanukar, N. (2018) Dario neela, a new species of badid fishes from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa 4429(1): 141–148. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4429.1.6  

12. Katwate, U., Kumkar, P., Britz, R., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2018) The identity of Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), an endemic Killifish from the Andaman Islands, with notes on Odontopsis armata van Hasselt. Zootaxa 4382(1): 159–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.6 

13. Thella, R., Dahanukar, N., Eldho, P.S., Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2018) Population Dynamics of Wallago attu (Bloch and Schneider 1801) (Osteichthyes, Siluridae) in Three Small Rivers of Southern India. Asian Fisheries Science 31:172–178. [PDF at publisher's site]

2017

1. Surnase, V., Sawant, N.S., Paripatyadar, S., Krutha, K., Paingankar, M.S., Padhye, A.D., Bastawade, D.B. & Dahanukar, N.* (2017) First molecular phylogeny of scorpions of the family Buthidae from India. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 28(4): 606–611. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/24701394.2016.1149830 

2. Conte-Grand, C., Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Pethiyagoda, R., Tan, H.H., Hadiaty, R.K., Yaakob, N.S. & Rüber, L. (2017) Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) revisited: discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions. PLoS ONE 12(9): e0184017. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184017 

3. Keskar, A., Raghavan, R., Kumkar, P., Padhye, A. & Dahanukar, N.* (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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/alr/2016036 

4. Doke, D., Morey, R., Dahanukar, N., Padhye, S.M., & Paripatyadar, S.V. (2017) Ontogenetic trajectory and allometry of Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius), an Oriental aquatic bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Arthropod Structure & Development 46(2): 297–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2016.12.008 

5. Krutha, K., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. (2017) Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi, a new species of night frogs (Amphibia: Nyctibatrachidae) from Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(12): 10985–10997. http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2413.9.12.10985-10997 

6. Anoop, V.K., Dahanukar, N., Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2017) Taxonomic status of the zodiac loaches, Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (Day 1865), M. tambaraparniensis (Menon 1987) and M. periyarensis (Kurup & Radhakrishnan 2005), endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4341(1): 124–134. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4341.1.11 

7. Raghavan, R., Dahnukar, N. & Britz, R. (2017) The type locality of Tor mosal (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 4317(3): 593–596. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.12  

8. Britz, R., Adamson, E., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (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. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.4  

9. Padhye, A., Dahanukar, N., Sulakhe, S., Dandekar, N., Limaye, S. & Jamdade, K. (2017) Sphaerotheca pashchima, a new species of burrowing frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from western India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(6): 10286–10296. http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2877.9.6.10286-10296 

10. Kumkar, P., Kharat, S.S., Sawant, N.S., Katwate, U. & Dahanukar, N.* (2017) Freshwater fish fauna of Hiranyakeshi River, the northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(5): 10178–10186. http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3126.9.5.10178-10186 

11. Dahanukar, N., Sulakhe, S. & Padhye, A. (2017) Identity of Sphaerotheca pluvialis (Jerdon, 1853) and other available names among the burrowing frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae) of South Asia. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(6): 10269–10285. http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3358.9.6.10269-10285 

2016

1. Raghavan, R., Das, S., Nameer, P.O., Bijukumar, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2016) Protected areas and imperilled endemic freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats Hotspot. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26(S1):78–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2653 

2. Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Britz, R. (2016) Amblyceps accari, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4109(2): 218–226. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.6 

3. Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2016) Pethia sanjaymoluri, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Fish Biology 88: 2027–2050. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12980 

4. Dahanukar, N.*, Modak, N., Krutha, K., Nameer, P.O., Padhye, A.D. & Molur, S. (2016) Leaping frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: An integrated taxonomic review. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(10): 9221–9288. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2532.8.10.9221-9288 

5. Knight, J.D.M., Rai, A., D'souza, R.K.P., Philip, S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2016) Hypselobarbus bicolor, a new species of large barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4184(2): 316–328. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.4  

6. Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2016) Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1): 155–170. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4138.1.7 

7. Gupta, N., Kanagavel, A., Dandekar, P., Dahanukar, N., Sivakumar, K., Mathur, V.B. & Raghavan, R. (2016) God's fishes: religion, culture and freshwater fish conservation in India. Oryx 50(2): 244–249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605315000691 

8. Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A., Katwate, U. & Dahanukar, N. (2016) Fishery, biology, aquaculture and conservation of the threatened Asian Sun catfish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 26(2): 169–180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-016-9418-1 

9. Modak, N., Dahanukar, N., Ogale, H. & Padhye, A. (2016) Advertisement calls of Amboli Leaping Frog Indirana chiravasi (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Northern Western Ghats, India. Current Science 110(12): 2220–2223. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/110/12/2220.pdf 

10. Padhye, S.M., Kotov, A.A., Dahanukar, N. & Dumont, H.J. (2016) Biogeography of the 'water flea' Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Limnology 75(3): 571–580. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1476 

11. Iyer, P., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Sood, N. & Molur, S. (2016) All that is green does not conserve: green certification of aquarium fishes in India. Current Science 110(11): 2054–2056. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/110/11/2054.pdf

12. Sayyed, A., Pyron, R.A. & Dahanukar, N.* (2016) Cnemaspis flaviventralis, a new species of gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(14): 9619–9629. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2599.8.14.9619-9629 

13. Dahanukar, N.*, Modak, N., Krutha, K., Nameer, P.O., Padhye, A.D. & Molur, S. (2016) Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(11): 9381. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.3056.8.11.9381 

2015

1. Molur, S., Krutha, K., Paingankar, M.S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2015) Asian strain of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is widespread in the Western Ghats, India. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 112: 251–255. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao02804 

2. Dahanukar, N., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U. & Raghavan, R. (2015) Badis britzi, a new percomorph fish (Teleostei: Badidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3941(3): 429–436. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.9 

3. Padhye, S.M. & Dahanukar, N. (2015) Determinants of ‘water fleas’ (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera) diversity across seasonal and environmental gradients of a polluted river. Current Science 109(10): 1777–1780. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/cs/Volumes/109/10/1777.pdf 

4. Padhye, S.M. & Dahanukar, N. (2015) Distribution and assemblages of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Limnology 74(2): 371–380. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2014.1115 

5. Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Ali, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2015) Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4059(3): 555–568. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4059.3.7 

6. Padhye, A.D., Jadhav, A., Modak, N., Nameer, P.O. & Dahanukar, N.* (2015). Hydrophylax bahuvistara, a new species of fungoid frog (Amphibia: Ranidae) from peninsular India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(11): 7744–7760. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4252.7744-60   

7. Katwate, U., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2015) The identity of Hamilton’s Ticto Barb, Pethia ticto (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3964(4): 401–418. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3964.4.1 

8. Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2015) Taxonomy matters. Current Science 108(8): 1416–1418. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/108/08/1416.pdf

9. Modak, N., Dahanukar, N., Gosavi, N. & Padhye, A.D. (2015). Indirana salelkari, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of Goa, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(9): 7493–7509. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4262.7493-509   

10. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Philip, S., Iyer, P., Kumar, B., Daniel, B.A. & Molur, S. (2015) The conservation status of decapod crustaceans in an exceptional region of freshwater biodiversity: Western Ghats of India. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25(2): 259–275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2490 

11. Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Paingankar, M.S., Padhye, A. & Dahanukar, N.* (2015) Length-weight and length-length relationships of seven loach species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from five localities in northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(15): 8205–8220. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2462.7.15.8025-8220

12. Naro, E., Mero, E.L., Naro, E., Kapfo, K., Wezah, K., Thopi, K., Rhakho, K., Akami, L., Thopi, L., Chirhah, M., Chirhah, T., Tsuhah, T., Thopi, T., Wezah, W., Mero, W.L., Thopi, W., Thopi, K., Naro, T., Tsuhah, W., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, P.B. (2015) Project hunt: an assessment of wildlife hunting practices by local community in Chizami, Nagaland, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(11): 7729–7743. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4219.7729-43 

13. Padhye, A.D., Jadhav, A., Sulakhe, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2015) Sexual dimorphism in the Kudremukh Bush Frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Raorchestes tuberohumerus) of the Western Ghats, India, with a note on its distribution and conservation status. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(6): 7211–7222. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4192.7211-22 

2014

1. Modak, N., Padhye, A.D. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) Delimiting the distribution range of Indirana leithii (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura: Ranixalidae), an endemic threatened anuran of the Western Ghats, based on molecular and morphological analysis. Zootaxa 3796(1): 062–080. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3796.1.3 

2. Katwate, U., Paingankar, M.S., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N.* (2014) Pethia longicauda, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3846(2): 235–248. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.4 

3. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Knight, J.D.M., Bijukumar, A., Katwate, U., Krishnakumar, K., Ali, A. &  Philip, S. (2014) Predatory journals and Indian ichthyology. Current Science 107(5): 740–742. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/107/05/0740.pdf

4. Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P. muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3884(3): 201–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3884.3.1 

5. Ali, A., Katwate, U., Philip, S., Dhaneesh, K.V., Bijukumar, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) Horabagrus melanosoma: a junior synonym of Horabagrus brachysoma (Teleostei: Horabagridae). Zootaxa 3881(4): 373–384. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3881.4.5 

6. Katwate, U., Katwate, C., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S. & Dahanukar, N.* (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. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3929.5797-818  

7. Padhye, A.D., Modak, N. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) Indirana chiravasi, a new species of Leaping Frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(10): 6293–6312. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4068.6293-312 

8. Ali, A., Dahanukar, N., Philip, S., Krishnakumar, K. & Raghavan, R. (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. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3901.5686-99 

2013

1. Dahanukar, N., Krutha, K., Paingankar, M.S., Padhye, A.D., Modak, N. & Molur, S. (2013) Endemic Asian chytrid strain Infection in threatened and endemic anurans of the northern Western Ghats, India. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77528. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077528 

2. Dahanukar, N.*, Philip, S., Krishnakumar, K., Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2013) The phylogenetic position of Lepidopygopsis typus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a monotypic freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3700(1): 113–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.4 

3. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Tlusty, M., Rhyne, A., Krishna Kumar, K., Molur, S. & Rosser, A.M. (2013) Uncovering an obscure trade: threatened freshwater fishes and the aquarium pet trade. Biological Conservation 164: 158–169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.019 

4. John, L., Philip, S., Dahanukar, N., Ali, A., Tharian, J., Raghavan, R. & Antunes, A. (2013) Morphological and genetic evidence for multiple evolutionary distinct lineages in the endangered and commercially exploited Red lined torpedo barbs endemic to the Western Ghats of India. PLoS ONE 8(7): e69741. http://dx.doi.org//10.1371/journal.pone.0069741 

5. Pande, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2013) Reversed sexual dimorphism and prey delivery: response to Olsen. Journal of Raptor Research 47(1): 81–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3356/JRR-12-48.2 

6. Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Dahanukar, N. & Ali, A. (2013) Freshwater biodiversity of India: a response to Sarkar et al. (2013). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 23: 547–554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-013-9315-9

7. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Philip, S., Krishnakumar K. & Ali, A. (2013) ‘Phantom references’ ‘Nomina nuda’ and the dilemma of freshwater fish taxonomy in India. Current Science 104(10): 1277–1279. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/104/10/1277.pdf

8. Padhye, A.D., Sayyed, A., Jadhav, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013) Raorchestes ghatei, a new species of shrub frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(15): 4913–4931. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3702.4913-31 

9. Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013) Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(15): 4932–4938. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3673.4932-8 

10. Raghavan, R., Tharian, J., Ali, A., Jadhav, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2013) Balitora jalpalli, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Silent Valley, southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(5): 3921–3934. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3277.3921-34 

11. Ali, A., Philip, S., Dahanukar, N., Renjithkumar, C.R., Bijukumar, A. & Raghavan, R. (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. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3838.5202-13 

12. Ali, A., Dahanukar, N., Kanagavel, A., Philip, S. & Raghavan, R. (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. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3427.4569-78 

13. Kharat, S.S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2013) Population dynamics of the hill stream loach Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes, 1839) (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from northern Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(11): 4562–4568. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3301.4562-8 

14. Ali, A., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2013) Length-weight and length-length relationship of three species of snakehead fish, Channa diplogramma, C. marulius and C. striata from the riverine reaches of Lake Vembanad, Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(13): 4769–4773. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3353.4769-73 

15. Katwate, U., Paingankar, M.S., Jadhav, S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2013) Phylogenetic position and osteology of Pethia setnai (Chhapgar & Sane, 1992), an endemic barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) of the Western Ghats, India, with notes on its distribution and threats. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(17): 5214–5227. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3857.5214-27 

16. Padhye, A., Pandit, R., Patil, R., Gaikwad, S., Dahanukar, N. & Shouche, Y. (2013) Range extension of Ferguson’s Toad Duttaphrynus scaber (Schneider) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) up to the northern most limit of Western Ghats, with its advertisement call analysis. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(11): 4579–4585. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3345.4579-85 

2012

1. Bhoite, S., Jadhav, S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2012) Balitora laticauda, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Krishna River, northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(11): 3038–3049. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3129.3038-49 

2. Pande, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2012) Reversed sexual dimorphism and differential prey delivery in Barn Owls (Tyto alba). Journal of Raptor Research 46(2):184–189. http://dx.doi.org/10.3356/JRR-10-09.1 

3. Shah, J. & Dahanukar, N.* (2012) Bioremediation of organometallic compounds by bacterial degradation. Indian Journal of Microbiology 52(2): 300–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12088-011-0223-1  

4. Katwate, U., Raut, R., Khot, M., Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N. (2012) Molecular identification and ecology of a newly discovered population of sun catfish Horabagrus brachysoma from northern Western Ghats of India. ISRN Zoology 2012(419320): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/419320  

5. Padhye, A., Shelke, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2012) Distribution and composition of butterfly species along the latitudinal and habitat gradients of the Western Ghats of India. Check List 8(6):1196–1215. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1197 

6. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Krishnakumar, K., Ali, A., Solomon, S., Ramprasanth, M.R., Baby, F., Pereira, B., Tharian, J. & Philip, S. (2012) Western Ghats fish fauna in peril: are pseudo conservationist attitudes to be blamed? Current Science 102(6): 835–837. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/102/06/0835.pdf

7. Kharat S.S., Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N.* (2012) Freshwater fish fauna of Krishna River at Wai, northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(6): 2644–2652. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2796.2644-52 

8. Padhye, A.D., Jadhav, A., Diwekar, M. & Dahanukar, N. (2012) Population Variations in the fungoid frog Hylarana malabarica (Anura:Ranidae) from Northern Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(2): 2343–2352. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2863.2343–52 

9. Dahanukar, N.*, Paingankar, M., Raut, R.N. & Kharat, S.S. (2012). Fish fauna of Indrayani River, northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(1): 2310–2317. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2771.2310-7 

2011

1. Karve, S., Shurpali, K., Dahanukar, N., Paranjape, S., Jog, M., Belsare, P. & Watve, M. (2011) Money handling and obesity: a test of the exaptation hypothesis. Current Science 100(11): 1695–1700. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/100/11/1695.pdf 

2. Raghavan, R., Ali, A., Dahanukar, N. & Rosser, A. (2011) Is the Deccan Mahseer, Tor khudree (Sykes) fishery in the Western Ghats Hotspot sustainable? A participatory approach to assessment. Fisheries Research 110(1): 29–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2011.03.008 

3. Watve, M., Damle, A., Ganguly, B., Kale, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2011) Blackmailing: a keystone in human mating system. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-345 

4. Benziger, A., Philip, S., Raghavan, R., Anvar Ali, P.H., Sukumaran, M., Tharian, J.C., Dahanukar, N., Baby, F., Peter, R., Devi, K.R., Radhakrishnan, K.V., Haniffa, M.A., Britz, R. & Antunes, A. (2011) Unraveling 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021272 

5. Pande, S., Pawashe, A., Mahajan, M.N., Mahabal, A., Yosef, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2011) Biometry based ageing of nestling Indian Spotted Owlets (Athene brama brama). ZooKeys 132: 75–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.132.1346 

6. Pande, S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2011) Ecological effects on morphometric development of the Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(4): 1677–1685. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2609.1677-85 

7. Jadhav, B.V., Kharat, S.S., Raut, R.N., Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N.* (2011) Freshwater  fish  fauna  of  Koyna River,  northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(1): 1449–1455. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2613.1449-55 

8. Dahanukar, N.*, Diwekar, M. & Paingankar, M. (2011) Rediscovery of threatened and Western Ghats endemic sisorid catfish Glyptothorax poonaensis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Sisoridae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(7): 1885–1898. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2663.1885-98   

9. Jadhav, S.S., Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N.* (2011) Osteobrama bhimensis (Cypriniformis:Cyprinidae): a junior synonym of O. vigorsii. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(9): 2078–2084. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2841.2078-84  

10. Pande, S. & Dahanukar, N.* (2011) The diet of Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis and its agronomic significance. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(8): 2011-2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1S1609/JoTT.o2536.2011-7  

2000–2010

1. Watve, M.M., Dahanukar, N. & Watve, M.G. (2010) Sociobiological control of plasmid copy number in bacteria. PLoS One 5(2): e9328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009328  

2. Pande, S., Pawashe, A., Sant, N., Mahabal, A. & Dahanukar, N.* (2010) Metropolitan garbage dumps: possible winter migratory raptor monitoring stations in peninsular India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(10): 1214–1218. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2403.1214-8 

3. Dahanukar, N.* & Watve, M. (2009) Group selection and reciprocity among kin. The Open Biology Journal 2: 66–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874196700902010066  

4. Dahanukar, N.* & Watve, M. (2009) Refinement of defection strategies stabilizes cooperation. Current Science 96(6): 801–810. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_096_06_0801_0810_0.pdf 

5. Kharat, S. S., Khillare, Y. K. & Dahanukar, N.* (2008) Allometric scaling in growth and reproduction of a freshwater loach Nemacheilus mooreh. Electronic Journal of Ichthyology 4(1): 8–17. http://ichthyology.tau.ac.il/2008/Kharat.pdf 

6. Padhye, A. D., Paingankar, M., Dahanukar, N. & Pande, S. (2007) Season and landscape element wise changes in the community structure of avifauna of Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India. Zoos’ Print Journal 22(9): 2807–2815. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.1706.2807-15  

7. Jadhav, B. V., Raut, R. N. & Dahanukar, N.* (2007) First report of prespawning and spawning behavior in Ichthyophis (Amphibian: Gymnophiona). Zoos’ Print Journal 22(8): 2804. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.1624.2804 

8. Padhye, A. D., Dahanukar, N., Paingankar, M., Deshpande, M. & Deshpande, D. (2006) Seasonal and landscape wise distribution of butterflies in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India. Zoos’ Print Journal 21(3): 2175–2181. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.1142.2175-81 

9. Dahanukar, N. & Padhye, A. (2005) Amphibian diversity and distribution in Tamhini, northern Western Ghats, India. Current Science 88(9): 1496–1501. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_088_09_1496_1501_0.pdf 

10. Dahanukar, N.* (2005) Bio-economics of cooperative behavior. Logical Biology 5(4): 361–369. [PDF] 

11. Dahanukar, N.* (2005) Cooperation in Prisoner’s Dilemma: direct versus strong reciprocity. Logical Biology 5(2): 188–199. [PDF] 

12. Dahanukar, N.*, Raut, R. & Bhat, A. (2004) Distribution, endemism and threat status of freshwater fishes in the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Biogeography 31(1): 123–136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.0305-0270.2003.01016.x 

13. Dahanukar, N.* & Ganguly, B. (2004) Punish But Don’t Tit: An Evolutionary Stable Strategy in Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma. Logical Biology 4(1): 60–67. [PDF] 

14. Dahanukar, N., Padhye, A. D., Salelkar, G. P. & Ghate, H. V. (2004) Aktueller beleg für die Malabar-Baumkröte, Pedostibes tuberculosus Günther, 1876, in Indien. Sauria 26(3): 17–20. [PDF] 

15. Kharat, S. S., Dahanukar, N., Raut, R. & Mahabaleshwarkar, M. (2003) Long term changes in the freshwater fish fauna in the Northern Western Ghats, Pune. Current Science 84(6): 816–820. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_084_06_0816_0820_0.pdf 

16. Kharat, S. S., Dahanukar, N. & Raut, R. (2001) Decline of freshwater fish of Pune urban area. Journal of Ecological Society 13/14: 46–51. [PDF] 

Book chapters

1. Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ali, A., Abraham, R. & Shaji, C.P. (2011) The status and distribution of freshwater fishes of the Western Ghats. Chapter 3, pp. 21–48. In: Molur, S., Smith, K.G., Daniel, B.A. and Darwall, W.R.T. (eds), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach Organisation. 116p. [PDF]

2. Smith, K., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Molur, S., Holland, R., Hughes, A. & Allen, D. (2011) Synthesis for all taxa. Chapter 7, pp.87–108. In: Molur, S., Smith, K.G., Daniel, B.A. and Darwall, W.R.T. (eds), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach Organisation. 116p. [PDF]

3. Joshi, J. & Dahanukar, N. (2010) Ecology, diversity and distribution of Centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Northern Western Ghats, India. Pp. 123–132. In: Priyadarsanan, D.R., Soubadra Devy, M., Subramanian, K.A., Aravind, N.A., Seena, N.K. (eds.), Invertebrate Diversity and Conservation in the Western Ghats, India. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bangalore, India. [PDF]

4. Ambika, G. & Dahanukar, N. (2009) Virus immune drug dynamics. Pp. 207–214. In: Daniel, M. and Rajasekar, S. (eds.), Nonlinear dynamics. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. 400p. [PDF]

5. Dahanukar, N., Raut, R., Mahabaleshwarkar, M. & Kharat, S. (2001) Changes in freshwater fish fauna in northern Western Ghats, Pune, India, pp. 724–726. In: Ganeshayer, K.N., Umashankar, R. and Bawa, K.S. (eds.), Tropical ecosystems: Structure, diversity and human welfare. Oxford - IBH, India. 792p. [PDF]

Editorials

1. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. (2015) Practicality versus idealism for curbing predatory publishing: a reply to Teixeira da Silva. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(15): 8307–8308; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2472.7.15.8307-8308 

2. Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. (2015) Curbing academic predators: JoTT’s policy regarding citation of publications from predatory journals. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10): 7609–7611; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4388.7609-11  

3. Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. (2012) Scientific conduct and misconduct: honesty is still the best policy. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(9): 2845-2848; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.04092012.2845-8  

Book review

Dahanukar, N. (2014) Mind the map: an atlas of amphibians of the Western Ghats. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(5): 5792–5794. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4038.5792-4 

Newsletter articles

1. Keskar, A., Padhye, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) Fighting against all odds: the struggle for existence among hill stream loaches of northern Western Ghats. Min – Newsletter of FFSG-SA 2: 25–29. [PDF]

2. Paingankar, M., Katwate, U. & Dahanukar, N. (2014) A creepy fish of the northern Western Ghats: endemic and threatened Swamp Eel Monopterus indicus. Min – Newsletter of FFSG-SA 2: 11–14. [PDF]

3. Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2013) Freshwater fishes of the Western Ghats : Checklist v1.0 August 2013. Min – Newsletter of FFSG-SA 1: 6–16. [PDF]

4. Paingankar, M. & Dahanukar, N. (2013) Fishy aliens: invasive introduced fishes on the forts of the northern Western Ghats. Min – Newsletter of FFSG-SA 1: 33–37. [PDF]

Short story

Dahanukar, N. (2017) There is a unicorn in the water. Zoo's Print 32(3): 5-9. [PDF]

Popular articles

1. Dahanukar, N. & Raut, R. (2000) Western Ghats: Today and Tomorrow. Sakal, Disha (supplement), 29th May 2000, pp.1. (In Marathi) [PDF]

2. Dahanukar, N. & Raut, R. (2000) Mula – Mutha Rivers: Changing Scenario. Sakal, Disha (supplement), 23rd October 2000, pp.1 & 6. (In Marathi) [PDF]

Paper in conference proceedings

Dahanukar, N., Chitra-Tarak, R. & Watve, M. (2007) Evolution of cooperation in the centipede game: the role of discriminators. The 18th International Conference on Game Theory, Stony Brook, New York, July 9–13, 2007. http://www.gtcenter.org/Archive/Conf07/Downloads/Conf/Dahanukar448.pdf 

Preprints

1. Binayak, G., Deshpande, A., Dahanukar, N., Ingale, P., Subaharan, K., Munikrishnappa, V.K.T., Ghate, H. & Pandit, S. (2023) Sniffer beetles: Odor imaging reveals congeneric herbivores identify their congeneric hostplants based on differential olfactory perceptions. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.06.522974  

2. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Rüber, L., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2023) Biogeography and evolutionary history of Puntius sensu lato (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3165240/v1 

3. Joshi, P., Dahanukar, N., Bharade, S., Dethe, V., Dethe, S., Bhandare, N. & Watve, M. (2020) Where honesty and hard work is the only stable strategy: design, evolution and pilot implementation of a support cum reward game in developmental economics. agriRxiv. http://dx.doi.org/10.31220/agriRxiv.2020.00007

4. Sundar, R.L., Anoop, V.K., Sidharthan, A., Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2020) The identity and distribution of Bhavania annandalei Hora 1920 (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae), a hillstream loach endemic to the Western Ghats of India. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.24.060103 

5. Baig, U., Dahanukar, N., Shintre, N., Holkar, K., Pund, A., Lele, U., Gujarathi, T., Patel, K., Jakati, A., Singh, R., Vidwans, H., Tamhane, V., Deshpande, N. & Watve, M. (2020) Phylogenetic diversity and activity screening of cultivable actinobacteria isolated from marine sponges and associated environments from the western coast of India. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.09.901108

6. Karve, S., Shurpali, K., Dahanukar, N., Jog, M. & Watve, M. (2008) Money handling influences BMI: a survey of cashiers. Nature Precedings http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.2708.1 

Addendum and Corrigendum

1. Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Ali, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2016) Corrigendum: Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4111(1): 100; http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.9

2. Dahanukar, N.*, Raut, R. & Bhat, A. (2004) Addendum: Distribution, endemism and threat status of freshwater fishes in the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Biogeography 31: 1379. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01146.x