Channa nachi, a new species of snakehead was discovered from Meghalaya, Northeast India.
- The fish species is distinguished from its congeners by a creamish-yellow to pale-brown coloured anterior and bluish posterior half of body.
- Channa nachi was found in a shallow, slow-flowing stream that feeds into the Simsang River system near Chokpot village.
- The name “nachi” comes from the Garo language, where it is used as a vernacular term for the fish.
(Source: HUBN)
