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New Snakehead Fish Species - Channa Bhoi
December 21 , 2025
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- Scientists discovered a new species of snakehead fish named Channa Bhoi in Meghalaya.
- It was found in a small mountain stream near Iewmawlong village, Ri-Bhoi district.
- The species is named after the Bhoi people, an indigenous group of the Khasi tribe in the region.
- Channa Bhoi belongs to the Gachua group of snakehead fishes, known for high diversity in the Eastern Himalayas.
- Phylogenetic analysis shows it is a sister species to Channa bipuli, raising India’s total recorded Channa species to 26.
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