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Labeo filiferus -New species of edible fish found in Pampa river, Kerala
September 11 , 2017
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- Researchers have discovered new species of edible freshwater fish in Pampa river in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. It has been named as Labeo filiferus and belongs to Labeo genus.
- The fishes in the Labeo genus are widely distributed in the inland waterbodies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, tropical Africa and Syria.
- As many as 31 species of Labeo are reported to be present in India, with L.rohita, commonly known as Rohu, extensively used in aquaculture.
- The new species that belongs to the Labeo genus is only the second one to be reported from Kerala. The only other Labeo species reported from Kerala is L.dussumieri.
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