Schistura hiranyakeshi

Schistura hiranyakeshi is a freshwater fish. It was described in 2020.[2]

Schistura hiranyakeshi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. hiranyakeshi
Binomial name
Schistura hiranyakeshi
(Praveenraj, Thackeray & Balasubramanian, 2020)[1]

Etymology

The species was named after the river Hiranyakeshi.[3]

Range

The fish has only been found in large numbers in the temple pond of Amboli, near the source of the Hiranyakeshi river.[4] The area has been declared a biodiversity heritage site by the state government.[5]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Schistura hiranyakeshi" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
  2. Bose, Mrityunjay (2020-10-16). "Uddhav Thackeray's son, Tejas, discovers new fish species: The Hiranyakeshi Loach". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2021-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "New freshwater fish discovered from western ghats in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  4. Jadhav, Ranjeet (2021-03-13). "Mumbai: Will Amboli get the heritage tag for a fish species?". www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "State Declares Region in Amboli as Biodiversity Heritage Site After Discovery of Rare Fish Species". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 2021-06-19.


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