New genus of freshwater fish registered from Western Ghats

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New genus of freshwater fish registered from Western Ghats

Why  in the news?

• A new genus of freshwater fish from the Western Ghats  ‘Koima’  has been described by researchers in India. 

Significance:

• The finding is especially significant as new species are continuously discovered across the globe but the addition of a new genus in the nomenclature is comparably a rare event. 
• The fish named Mesonoemacheilus remadevii and Nemacheilus monilis are nowrenamed as Koima remadevii and Koima monilis  a small, elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish used for dietary and ornamental purposes.
• Both species are endemic to the Western Ghats and found in the tributaries of the Cauvery river.
• The scientists picked specimens from theKunthi (Bharathapuzha Basin), Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini and Pambar rivers in the Cauvery basin of the Western Ghats range.
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