India, Sept. 14 -- A new freshwater fish species was found in the Taretlok river of Manipur's Kamjong district, a study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa said.

"Garra Nambashiensis, a new species of Labeonine fish, was found in the Taretlok River, a tributary of the Chindwin River near Nambashi Valley in Kasom Khullen. We submitted our paper on the discovery to the journal in March this year, but it was accepted as a new species a few days ago," Associate Professor of Dhanamanjuri University (DMU) Bungdon Shangningam, who led the research team - which included research scholars Kongbrailatpam Babyrani Devi, Thonbamliu Abonmai, and Kh Rajmani Singh from Manipur - said.

Shangningam said that Garra nambashiensis, whic...