Mathews Plamoottil

Mathews Plamoottil is a freshwater fish taxonomist and ichthyologist.

Currently, he is the Head & Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at Baby John Memorial Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam Dt., Kerala, India.

• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2012. Glyptothorax elankadensis, a new species of sisorid fish from Manimala River, Kerala, India. Biosystematica 6(2): 17–25.
• Plamoottil, M. 2013. Rediscovery of Pristolepis marginata Jerdon (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Pristolepididae) after one and a half century. Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences 1(7): 1–5. 
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Mystus menoni, a new fish species from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 1(4): 315–325.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Mystus indicus and M. heoki, two new catfishes from Kerala, India. Biosystematica 7(1): 43–58. 
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Rediscovery of Pristolepis malabarica after one and a half century. Journal of Advanced Zoology 34(1): 28–35. 
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Horabagrus melanosoma, a new fish species (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 1(4): 280–288.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Puntius viridis a new fish species from Kerala, India. Journal of Research in Biology 3(7): 1093–1104.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Rediscovery of Mastacembelus malabaricus after one and Half Century. Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences 1(8), 6–11.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2013. Indigenous fishing methods of Manimala River, Kerala, India. Journal of Advanced Zoology 92–102.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2014. Macrognathus fasciatus (Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. Journal of Experimental Zoology 17: 49–54.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2014. Macrognathus albus, a new fish species from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 2(2): 100–105.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2014. Mystus keralai, a new fish species from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 2(3): 196–205.
• Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N.P. 2014. Rediscovery and redescription of Mystus armatus Day. International Journal of Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture 4(1): 18–21.
• Plamoottil, M. 2014. Pristolepis pentacantha, a new fish species (Perciformes: Pristolepidae) from Kerala, India. International Journal of Scientific Research 3(5): 552–554. 
• Plamoottil, M. 2014. Puntius nigronotus, a new fish species from Kerala, India. Journal of research in Biology 4(2).
• Plamoottil, M. 2014. Puntius nelsoni, Systomus chryseus and S. rufus three new fish species from Kerala, India. IJFBS 1(6): 135–145.
• Plamoottil, M., Abraham, N.P., Suresh Kumar U. & George, S. 2014. Development of molecular markers for the study of fish fauna of Manimala River. Int. J. Biol. Technology 5(3):1–6.
• Plamoottil, M. 2015. Ichthyodiversity of Manimala River of Kerala, India.
• Plamoottil, M. 2015. Puntius dolichopterus, a new fish species from Kerala, India. IJPAZ 226–231.
• Plamoottil, M. 2015. Batasio flavus, a new catish from Kerala, India. JRB
• Plamoottil, M. 2016. Mystus catapogon, a new catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) species from Kerala, India. Journal of Research in Biology