Meghalaya’s new cave-dwelling fish adapts to streams overground

Meghalaya’s new cave-dwelling fish adapts to streams overground

New species of fish discovered in Meghalaya cave, adapts to both underground and aboveground environments, named Schistura densiclava.

New cave fish 'Schistura densiclava' discovered in Meghalaya's Krem Mawjymbuin

Guwahati: A team of researchers from Gauhati University, Lady Keane College in Shillong, and the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources in Lucknow has discovered a new species of cave-dwelling fish, Schistura densiclava, in Meghalaya’s Mawsynram town. The researchers made the discovery of in Krem (cave) Mawjingbuiñ, a cave located 15km from the Mawsynram beside […] The post New cave fish ‘Schistura densiclava’ discovered in Meghalaya’s K…