, a new monogenean parasite species, is described from (Cyprinidae) collected from Lawngtlai (Mizoram) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India, using morphological examination and sequencing of partial 28S rRNA gene. The new species is morphologically characterized and distinguished from closely related congeners by a combination of the following characters: copulatory tube a loose coil of one complete clockwise ring, jaw-shaped accessory piece comprising variable sheathes enclosing and guiding the copulatory tube, and sclerotized vaginal tube, with a terminal flower-bud-shaped vaginal pore. The molecular analyses of specimens of . collected from two different localities using 28S rRNA gene showed identical genotype that did not match any of the known sequences in GenBank, confirming our initial morphological identification. , a sympatric species on the gills of , is regarded as a because of its poor description. This is the first report of a monogenean species from Mizoram, in northeast India, bringing the total number of species in India to 57.

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