Biology:Badis limaakumi

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Short description: Species of freshwater fish

Badis limaakumi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis
Species:
B. limaakumi
Binomial name
Badis limaakumi
Praveenraj, 2023[1]

Badis limaakumi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Badidae. It is endemic to Milak river of Nagaland, India . B. limaakumi is locally known as Tepdang or Akngashi or Aokngatsu or Sempi.[1][2] The fish has the ability to change its color when it is transferred to an aquarium from its natural habitat where it is black in color. The common name of this fish group, chameleon fish is due to this behavior of these fishes.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jayasimhan Praveenraj (2023). "Badis limaakumi, A New Species of badid fish from Nagaland, Northeast India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae)". Zootaxa 5351 (3): 371-379. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.5. 
  2. "What is Badis limaakumi?". 1 October 2023. https://vajiramias.com/current-affairs/what-is-badis-limaakumi/651926166ea810072a86447a/. 
  3. "New fish species found in Milak river". https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/new-fish-species-found-in-milak-river/. Retrieved 1 October 2023. 

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