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Freshwater fish - Labeo kaage
May 20 , 2026
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- Scientists from Indian Council of Agricultural Research - National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) discovered a new freshwater fish species named Labeo kaage in the Cauvery River basin of Karnataka.
- The fish was found in the Shivanasamudra stretch of the Cauvery River in Mandya district.
- The name “kaage” comes from the Kannada word for crow, referring to the fish’s dark body colour.
- Locally, the fish is called “kaage meenu” and belongs to the dark-coloured Labeo species found in the Western Ghats.
- Scientists also discovered Labeo chekida and Labeo uru in Kerala in 2025.
- The study clarified the identity of Labeo nigrescens, also called the “Dark Labeo”, first described in 1870.
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