ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Guwahati, Feb 28: In a quiet Garo village in Assam’s Goalpara district, close to Meghalaya’s western edge, a routine look inside a dug-out...
In a significant breakthrough for biodiversity research in Meghalaya, scientists have discovered a new species of cave-dwelling fish in the East Khasi Hills district. The species, named Schistura densiclava, was found inside Krem Mawjymbuin, a limestone cave near Mawjymbuin village, about 15 km from Mawsynram.
A team of Indian scientists has successfully decoded the mitochondrial genetic blueprint of Neolissochilus pnar, the world’s largest known cave fish, found in Meghalaya’s limestone caves.
