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Labeo uru and Labeo chekida - Kerala
May 3 , 2025
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- Researchers have discovered two new species of freshwater fish from the Western Ghats — Labeo uru and Labeo chekida.
- Labeo uru, named after the traditional wooden dhow for its sail-like elongated fins, was found in the Chandragiri River, Kerala.
- Labeo chekida, a very small and dark-bodied fish known locally as ‘kaka chekida’, inhabits the Chalakudy river, Kerala.
- Both the species, endemic to their respective river systems.
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