Systomus Gracilis | UPSC | Why In The News ?
New freshwater fish identified in the Ganga in West Bengal
Key Highlights :Â
- New freshwater fish identified in the Ganga in West Bengal
- This fish can be cultured in inland water bodies.
- The fish, which has a light reddish-white body and fins, was discovered from Naihati, West Bengal.
- This can be distinguished from other species of the genus by its high and strongly compressed body, tiny barbels, and anal fin with six branched rays.
- The researchers from Kerala and West Bengal have identified the edible fish species in West Bengal.Â
- It has a thin and compressed body and can be cultured in inland water bodies.
- The discovery of the fish has been published in the Journal of Experimental Zoology.
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