India, Dec. 1 -- A new rheophilic catfish species was found in the Ahangky river in Manipur's Tamenglong district, a study published last week in the peer-reviewed journal Taylor and Francis Natural said.

The Ahangky River which originates in the north of Nbena village along the boundary between the Old Nbena and Nongmai villages in Manipur's Kangpokpi District, is an important tributary of the Barak River and it criss-crosses through the hilly terrain of Kangpokpi, Tamenglong, Noney, and Pherzawl districts.

"Glyptothorax ahangkyensis, a new species is described from the Ahangky River, Barak drainage, in Manipur, India," Associate Professor of Dhanamanjuri University (DMU) Bungdon Shangningam, who was among the research team, which incl...