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Dr. Raju Thomas

Dr. Raju Thomas K
Dr. Raju Thomas KMSc, PhD

Areas of Specialization: Systematics, Fish and Fisheries, Biodiversity

Areas of Research Interest: Fish Taxonomy, Habitat, Ecology

Guideship Details

Mahatma Gandhi University approved research guide
No. of Research Scholars: 04

Membership in Learned Bodies

Zoological Society of Kerala

Awards/Recognitions

US Fish and Wildlife Service (BNHS, Mumbai);  ICAR (NBFGR, Lucknow); CSIR, New Delhi

Books Published

Ajithkumar C. R., C. R. Biju and K. Raju Thomas (2003): Freshwater fish fauna and its  distribution in Kerala – A Review. Published by: Limnological Association of Kerala,  Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India.

Book chapters published 

  1. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and M. John George (2004): Status of fishes in protected areas of Kerala, south India. Chapter 6 In : Advances in Fish and wildlife Ecology and  Biology Vol.3: 65-76. Daya Publishing House, Delhi. ISBN 81-7035-327-0.
  2. Raju Thomas K., M. John George, C. R. Ajithkumar and C. R. Biju (2005): Ichthyofauna of Periyar river (south India) with special reference to distribution of hillstream, endemic  and endangered species, Chapter 5 In: Advances in Fish and Wildlife Ecology and  Biology Vol.4 :24-42. Daya Publishing House. Delhi. ISBN 9788170355175.

Article published in Popular Journal/Newspaper/Souvenir/Newsletter 

  1. Raju Thomas K. (2006): Freshwater fish diversity in Thrissur district, central Kerala, India. Kerala Piravi Suvarna Jubilee Souvenir, Thrissur.301-302.
  2. Ajithkumar C. R., C. R. Biju and K. Raju Thomas (1998): Plecostomus multiradiatus- An armoured catfish from freshwater ponds near Kunnamkulam, Kerala and its possible  impact on indigenous fishes. Lak News. Newsletter of the Limnological Association  of Kerala. Reg.No.393/98:1-2.

Departments

Research Papers Published  
1. Biju C. R., Raju Thomas K., and Ajithkumar C. R. (1999): Fishes of Parambikulam Wildlife  Sanctuary, Palakkad District, Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(1):82-87.  
2. Ajithkumar C. R., K. Remadevi, K. Raju Thomas, and C. R. Biju (1999): Fish Fauna,  Abdunance and Distribution in Chalakudy River System, Kerala. J. Bombay nat. Hist.  Soc. 96(2): 244-254.  
3. Raju Thomas K., Biju C. R., Ajithkumar C. R., and John George M. (1999): Freshwater  Fishes of Puzhakkal river, Thrissur District, Kerala. Rational Discourse. Mar Thoma  College, Tiruvalla.  
4. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju, C. R. Ajithkumar and M. John George (1999): Ichthyo fauna of  Eravikulam National Park with notes on trout Culture in Rajamalali, Munnar, Kerala.  J .Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 9(2): 199-202.  
5. Ajithkumar C. R., C. R. Biju, K. Raju Thomas and P. A. Azeez (2001): On the fishes of  Puyankutty river, Kerala, India. Zoo’s Print Journal.16(4): 467-469.
6. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas, C. R. Ajithkumar, and M. John George (2002): A review of  freshwater fish fauna of Kerala. J. Zool. Soc. Kerala.10(1&2): 31-46.  
7. Raju Thomas K., M. John George and C. R. Biju (2002): Freshwater fishes of southern  Kerala with notes on the distribution of endemic and endangered species. J.Bombay  nat Hist. Soc. 99(1): 47-53.  
8. Anna Mercy T. V., Eapen Jacob and Raju K. Thomas (2003): Studies on the reproductive  behavior of common catopra, Pristolepis marginata Jerdon (Nandidae – Perciformes)  Under Captive Conditions. Current Science. 84(11):1468-1473.  
9. Raju Thomas K. and M. John George (2009): Ornamental fish resources of inlands of  Kerala, south India. Millennium Zoology. 10(1): 34-39.  
10. Anna Mercy T. V., Raju K. Thomas and Eapen Jacob (2009): Tropical indigenous  ornamental fishes of the Western Ghats of India and the present status of the  development of their captive breeding technology. J. Nat. Aquat. Resour. Res. Dev  .Agency. 39: 17-48.
11. Raju Thomas K. and M. John George (2010): Primary hillstream fishes of Muvattupuzha  and Meenachil rivers, central Kerala, India. Millennium Zoology. 11(1): 17-19.
12. Raju Thomas K.and M. John George (2011): Ichthyofauna of Kallada and Ithikkara rivers,  Kerala, south India. Millennium Zoology. 12(1): 30-34.  
13. Ruby Thomas and K. Raju Thomas (2012): Fauna and flora of low land area of Pampa river  and associated wetlands near Veeyapuram, Alapuzha district, Kerala. Millennium  Zoology. 13(1): 30-35. 
14. Raju Thomas K. .and M. John George (2013): Ichthyofauna of Pallikkal, Ayroor and  Mamom rivers, southern Kerala, India. Millennium Zoology. 14(1): 16-20.  
15. Tomy Francis, M. John George and K. Raju Thomas (2014): Ichthyofauna of Kolewetlands  of Thrissur district :a part of Vembanad-Kol Ramsar site, Kerala, India. Millennium  Zoology. 15(1): 12-15.  
16. Raju Thomas K.and Ruby Thomas (2014): Dietary analysis of Nandus nandus and Mystus  oculatus from Pampa river, Alappuzha district, Kerala. Millennium Zoology. 15(1):  35-37.  
17. Ruby Thomas and K. Raju Thomas (2014): Ichthyofauna of Veeyapuram area of Pampa river, Alappuzha district, Kerala. Millennium Zoology.15(1):44-46  
18. Jennie Ann Thomas and K. Raju Thomas (2016): Butterflies and dragonflies of Kulakkadu area in Tiruvalla Muncipality of southern Kerala. Millennium Zoology. 17(1): 32-33.  
19. Sobha Merina George, Raju Thomas and Joe Prasad Mathew (2016): A study on fish diversity of upper Kuttanad, Kerala. Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 4 :169- 171.  
20. Surya Babu S.and K. Raju Thomas (2018): Study on mangroves of Pokkali wetlands of  Ernakulam district, Kerala. Millennium Zoology. 19(1): 21-22.
21. Jomol Joy and K. Raju Thomas (2018): Ichthyofauna of Thusharagiriarea of Chaliyar river in Kozhikode district, northern Kerala. Millennium Zoology 19(1): 13-14.  
22. Surya Babu S.and K. Raju Thomas (2019): Study on habitat and feeding ecology of Asian open bill stork (Anastomus oscitans) in Pokklali wetlands of Ernakulam district,  Kerala, India. International Journal of Zoology Studies. 4(2): 50-52.  
Short Research Communications  
1. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1998): First report of Barilius bendelisis  (Han. – Buch.) from a west flowing river Chalakkudy in Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist  Soc.95(3): 520-521.
2. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1998): Glyptothorax lonah (Sykes)- An  addition to the Ichthyofauna of Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 95(3): 519-520.
3. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1998): Sicyopterus griseus (Day) from  Periyar river, Kerala. J. Bombay Nat Hist. Soc. 95: 351-352.
4. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1998): Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)  in Anaimalai hills, Western Ghats. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 95 :350-35.1
5. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Range extension of Osteobrama  cotio peninsularis Silas to Kerala. J.Bombay nat Hist.Soc.96(3):481-482
6. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Mystus bleekaeri (Day)- An  addition to the fish fauna of Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(3): 482-483.
7. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Occurrence of Tetraodon  travancoricus (Hora and Nair) in the Chalakkudy, Periyar and Kechery rivers, Kerala.  J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(1): 161-162.
8. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Distribution of Pangio goaensis (Tilak) Cypriniformes: Cobitidae in Manimala river southern Kerala. J. Bombay. nat  Hist. Soc. 96(3): 479-480.
9. C. R. Biju, K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Distribution of fresh water fishes  in the Uppala river, Kasaragod district. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(2): 334-335.
10. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Additions to the fish fauna of  Pambar river, Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist.Soc .96(2): 352-354.
11. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Macrospinoza cuja (Han-Buch) a  new record from Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(1): 166-167.
12. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Extension of range of Esomus  thermoicos (Pisces:Cyprinidae:Rarbarinae) to Kerala. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc.  96(1):163
13. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Distribution of fish in the  Manjeswaram river, Kasaragod (Kerala).J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc.96(1): 159-160.
14. Biju C. R., K. Raju Thomas and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Occurrence of Tetraodon  travancorias (Hora and Nair) in the Chalakkudy, Periyar and Kechery rivers, Kerala.  J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 96(1): 161.
15. John George M., K. Raju Thomas, C. R. Biju and C. R. Ajithkumar (1999): Pisodonophis  boro (Ham) from Periyar river, Kerala collected after more than a centuary. J.  Bombay nat Hist. Soc .96(2): 328-330.
16. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju, C. R. Ajithkumar and M. John George (2000): Fish fauna of  Idukki and Neyyar wildlife sanctuaries southern Kerala, India. J. Bombay nat Hist.  Soc. 97(3): 443-446.
17. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju, C. R. Ajithkumar and M. John George (2000): Fishes of  Chimmony and Peechi- Vazhani wildlife sanctuaries. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc. 97(2):  289-292.
18. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and M. John George (2001):On the occurrence of Nemacheilus  keralensis (Rita et al.) in Muvattupuzha river, Kerala,India. J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc.  98(1):12.7
19. Anna Mercy T. V., K. Raju Thomas and Eapen Jacob (2002): Length-weight relationship in  Puntius denisonii (Day).Indian J. Fish. 49(2): 209-210.
Papers published in Proceedings/ Papers presented 
1. Raju Thomas K. and M. John George (2010): Typical hillstream fishes of Kerala part of the  Western Ghats, India. Proceedings of 22nd Kerala Science Congress, KFRI,  Peechi.211-212.
2. Anna Mercy T. V. ,Eapen Jacob and K. Raju Thomas (2001): Studies on the breeding of  Danio malabaricus (Jerdon) in captive and conditions. Proceedings of National  Seminar on Riverine and reservoir fisheries- Challenges and strategies. Society of  fisheries technologists (India), Kochi. 242-244.
3. Anna Mercy T. V., K. Raju Thomas and Eapen Jacob (2001): Potential ornamental fishes of  Westren Ghats. Proceedings of National Seminar on Riverine and reservoir fisheries – Challenges and strategies, Society of fisheries technologists (India), Kochi.151-16.
4. Anna Mercy T. V., K. Raju Thomas and Eapen Jacob (2001): Food and feeding habits of  Puntius melanampyx (Day)- an endemic ornamental fish of the Western Ghats.  Proceedings of National Seminar on Riverine and reservoir fisheries- challenges and  strategies. Society of fisheries technologists (India), Kochi.172-175.
5. Raju Thomas K., C. R. Biju and M. John George (2004): On fishes of the genus puntius  from the Western Ghats of Kerala. Abstract of UGC Sponsored Seminar on Wetland  Conservation and Management. Department of Zoology, Mar Thoma College for  Women, Perumbavoor.
6. Raju Thomas K. (2014): Stream habitat types of southern Kerala with Notes on the  distribution of Indian blind catfish genus Horaglanis. Proceedings of the National  Conference on Modern Trends in Zoological Research. Thrissur. ISBN 978-81- 909551-8-8/.175-178.

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