New Freshwater Fishes Found In Western Ghats

The discovery of the two species, Betadeavrio ramachandrani and Puntius rohani, have also been published in the prestigious journal Zootaxa and in the Journal of Threatened Taxa respectively.

The new genus and species of Betadeavrio ramachandrani was discovered from Agumbe, a small tributary of Sita River, about 2 km upstream of the Onake Abbi Fall in Shimoga, Karnataka, while Puntius rohani was discovered from the Kodayar River drainage of the Kanyakumari Wildlife sanctuary and adjoining areas, said C. Radhakrishnan, joint director, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode. Read the full report here.

Source: Biju Govind, The Hindu, Kozhikode.