Channa bhoi:
Scientists recently discovered a new species of snakehead fish named Channa bhoi from Meghalaya.
- Channa bhoi is a new species of snakehead fish.
- It was discovered from a small mountain stream near Iewmawlong village in the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
- It has been named Channa bhoi, after the indigenous Bhoi people of the Khasi tribe who inhabit the Ri-Bhoi region.
- It belongs to the “Gachua group” of snakehead fishes, a group known for its high diversity in the Eastern Himalayan region.
