Guwahati, Sept. 14 -- A new species of freshwater fish has been discovered in Manipur, as reported in a recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa.

The research team, led by Dr. Bungdon Shangningam, an associate professor at Dhanamanjuri University (DMU) in Imphal, identified the species Garra nambashiensis, which belongs to the Labeonine family.

The fish was found in Taretlok, a tributary of the Chindwin River, near Nambashi Valley in Kasom Khullen in Manipur's Kamjong district.

Dr. Shangningam, along with team members Kongbrailatpam Babyrani Devi, Thonbamliu Abonmai, and Kh Rajmani Singh, submitted their findings in March.

The species Garra nambashiensis features a quadrate-shaped proboscis, 7-8 acanthoid tubercles ...