Table 5.

Comparative measurements of Bucephalopsis (Prosorhynchoides) karvei with other species of Bucephalopsis (Prosorhynchoides) (in mm)

Characters	Prosorhynchoides garui (Verma, 1936)	P.fusiformis (Verma, 1936)	P.karvei (Bhalerao, 1937)	P.karvei Present species
Body size	5.73–6.20 × 1.38–1.90	1.24–2.52 × 0.39–0.84	0.5–0.96 × 0.27–0.57	0.57–0.98 × 0.31–0.52
Rhynchus (anterior sucker)	0.56–0.69 × 0.58–0.69	0.17–0.24 × 0.18–0.24	0.16–0.24 × 0.142–0.227	0.11–0.23 × 0.13–0.20
Pharynx	0.25–0.29 × 0.25–0.33	0.07–0.08 × 0.07–0.084	0.044–0.06 × 0.044–0.06	0.05–0.06 × 0.04–0.07
Cecum	0.75–1.26 × 0.21–0.50	0.21–0.46 × 0.18–0.23	0.68–0.09 × 0.68–0.09	0.06–0.09 × 0.06–0.01
Anterior testis	0.71–0.86 × 0.38–0.66	0.18–0.29 × 0.17–0.26	0.108–0.120 × 0.082–0.09	0.12–0.14 × 0.08–0.09
Posterior testis	0.58–0.67 × 0.42–0.54	0.16–0.25 × 0.15–0.21	0.108–0.120 × 0.082–0.09	0.11–0.13 × 0.07–0.09
Cirrus sac	0.60–0.92 × 0.30–0.35	0.46–0.71 × 0.10–0.14	0.23–0.29 × 0.056–0.063	0.24–0.28 × 0.05–0.07
Ovary	0.46–0.67 × 0.29–0.42	0.14–0.21 × 0.15–0.19	0.056–0.082 × 0.056–0.082	0.06–0.08 × 0.07–0.09
Eggs	0.023–0.028 × 0.015–0.017	0.013–0.023 × 0.008–0.015	0.018–0.002 × 0.009–0.013	0.017–0.018 × 0.009–0.012
Host	Silonia silondia	Eutropiichthys vacha	–	Xenentodon cancila
Locality	Prayagraj	Prayagraj	–	Jammu (J&K)