Five new fish species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

ITANAGAR: A fisheries and aquatic ecology research team from the zoology department of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) has discovered five species of fish from various districts of the Arunachal. The team was led by RGU Professor DN Das.
The details of the discovery have been published in various journals of international repute, a release from RGU's zoology department stated.
The newly discovered species include the Mystus prabini (discovered in Sinkin and the Dibang rivers in Lower Dibang Valley district), the Exostoma kottelati (discovered in the Ranga river in Lower Subansiri district), the Creteuchiloglanis tawangensis (discovered in the Tawangchu river in Tawang district), the Garra ranganensis (discovered in the Ranga river) and the Physoschistura harkishorei (discovered in the Dibang and the Lohit rivers in Lower Dibang Valley district).