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Hump-backed Mahseer Fish
March 29 , 2019
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- The hump-backed mahseer—a large freshwater fish also called the ‘Tiger of the water’ and is found only in the Cauvery river basin.
- The fish got its scientific name ‘Tor remadevii’ only in 2018.
- The fish is now added to “Critically Endangered” list as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.
- Shoal, an international organisation working to conserve freshwater species has initiated ‘Project Mahseer’ to enable conservation action for the hump-backed mahseer.
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