What is the name of the newly discovered species of catfish found in Nagaland, India?

1.

What is the name of the newly discovered species of catfish found in Nagaland, India?

a

Exostoma Oreoglanis

b

Exostoma Labiatum

c

Exostoma Sawmteai

d

Exostoma Sentiyonoae

e

Exostoma Tenuicaudata

Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation

A new species of catfish named Exostoma sentiyonoae has been discovered in the Dzuleke River in Nagaland, India.

The Dzuleke River is part of the Barak River system.

The discovery was published in the scientific journal Zootaxa by researchers Bungdon Shangningam from the Zoological Survey of India and Limatemjen from Kohima Science College.

The new catfish measures 75.8 mm in length and is cataloged as holotype ZSI FF 9871.

Unique characteristics include an adipose fin connected to upper caudal-fin rays, tubercles on the dorsal fin spine, a slender head, small eyes, and 41 vertebrae.

The species differs from E. effreni by having a wider head and deeper caudal peduncle, and from E. peregrinator by having a longer dorsal-adipose fin distance.

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