Glyptothorax punyabratai:
The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai.
- The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai.
- The species was collected from Tung Stream, a tributary of the Tissa River, in the Brahmaputra River basin. It is a new catfish species.
- Catfish represent one of the largest groups of freshwater fishes, with more than 2000 species.
- Most catfish are found in freshwater but a few are marine. Most species of catfish are nocturnal.
- Catfish are primarily benthic or bottom-dwellers.
