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New shrimp species

November 4 , 2020 1356 days 965 0
  • The Scientists associated with the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources have identified four species of shrimps hitherto not found in Indian waters.
  • It was found at the coral reefs in the Agatti Island of Lakshadweep group of islands.
  • The two species were named as Periclimenella agatti and Urocaridella arabianesis after the Agatti island and the Arabian Sea respectively.

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