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Rare high-altitude Himalayan fish recorded in India for first time in Arunachal

Guwahati: Scientists have recorded a rare high-altitude Himalayan fish, Schizopygopsis waddellii (Regan, 1908), in India for the first time, after collecting specimens from a natural lake in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Researchers from the ICAR-Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-CICFR), Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, collected specimens of the species in July 2026 from a high-altitude [] The post Rare high-altitude Himalayan fish recorded in India for first time in Arunachals Tawang appeared first on NorthEast Now .