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New Catfish Species
August 3 , 2026
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- A new freshwater catfish species, Pseudolaguvia khairii, was discovered in the Budhabalanga River, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- The species was named after Khairi, an orphaned Royal Bengal tigress associated with wildlife conservation in Odisha.
- Pseudolaguvia khairii belongs to the genus Pseudolaguvia and the order Siluriformes (catfish group).
- The species is a small hillstream catfish adapted to fast-flowing freshwater rivers and is identified by a unique fleshy protuberance at the base of its dorsal fin.
- Khairi was rescued from the Similipal forests, Odisha, in the 1970s and was raised by conservationist Saroj Raj Choudhury and Nihar Nalini Swain.
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