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  • 03 April, 2021

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New Small Freshwater Fish found- Schistura Hiranyakeshi

New Small Freshwater Fish found- Schistura Hiranyakeshi

It is a new small freshwater fish species discovered near Amboli in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district.

  • It is a rare sub-species of Schistura, a freshwater loach.
  • Named after the Hiranyakeshi River near Amboli village, this fish is a colourful fish that lives in water and streams in an abundance of oxygen.
  • It was important to conserve this species as it might face extinction due to fishing activities.

Jammu and Kashmir Lakes

  • Srinagar’s Dal Lake along with five other ones- Wular Lake, Nigeen Lake in the Kashmir region; Sanasar Lake, Manasbal Lake and Purmandal lake or Chotta Kashi in Jammu and Kashmir are to be declared protected wetlands.=
  • Wetlands of Jammu and Kashmir and recommended their notification under,
    1. Environment Protection Act, 1986 and
    2. Wetland (Conversation & Management) rules.
  • Forest Department is the nodal department for the preparation of digital inventory, documentation and development of a geospatial database on wetlands.

Source: IE


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