ICAR-CICFR Scientists Discover a New Species of Rock Loach, Mustura kalsiensis, from the Ganga River Basin in the Indian Himalaya: A significant addition to the freshwater fish diversity of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan aquatic ecosystem
Bhimtal, Uttarakhand: Scientists from the ICAR–Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-CICFR), Bhimtal, have identified a new species (Figure 1) of rock loach, Mustura kalsiensis sp. nov., from the Kalsa Stream, a tributary of the Ganga River basin in the Indian Himalaya, Uttarakhand. The discovery represents an important contribution to the understanding of the rich […]