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Mahseer fish in Sileru river
September 1 , 2020
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- A rare fish called “Mahseer” recently sighted in the Sileru river.
- This fish is listed as Endangered in IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) list.
- Mahseer is commonly found in the Himalayan rivers that are running in cooler regions.
- This includes Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan, Nepal.
- It is a large fresh water fish.
- There are 47 species of Mahseer in the world.
- Out of these, 15 are found in India.
- Recently, in 2019, the IUCN changed the conservation status of Hump Backed Mahseer to Critically Endangered.
- They are found only in River Cauvery in India and nowhere in the world.
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