New Catfish Species

• ICAR-NBFGR’s discovered Glyptothorax punyabratai, a new catfish species from pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The research was published in the ‘Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters’.
• The species was collected from Tung Stream, a tributary of the Tissa River.
• The holotype and paratype specimens of Glyptothorax punyabratai are now registered at the National Fish Museum-cum-Repository of ICAR-NBFGR in Lucknow.
• The discovered species has been named after the renowned founder director of ICAR-NBFGR, Dr. Punyabarata Das.

ABOUT ICAR

• The ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, is the apex institute for fish genetic resources,
• It is located in Lucknow which was established in 1983.
• It focused on the conservation, management, and study of fish genetic resources in India.