{"id":111248,"date":"2026-07-04T12:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111248"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:01:17","slug":"cyttopsis-indica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cyttopsis-indica\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyttopsis indica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cyttopsis indica Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi in Kerala recently discovered a new deep-sea fish named Cyttopsis indica from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cyttopsis indica<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>deep-sea fish.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered from the <\/span><b>Arabian Sea off southern Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 at a <\/span><b>depth of nearly 350 to 500 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> below sea level.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the<\/span><b> genus Cyttopsis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a primitive <\/span><b>group of marine fishes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commonly known as &#8220;<\/span><b>dories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyttopsis indica has been given the <\/span><b>common name Indian Dory.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously, it was believed that the fish belonging to this genus in the Indian Ocean were of the species Zenopsis Conchifer or related Atlantic variations like Zenopsis Stabilis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, detailed genetic analysis and close evaluation of morphological differences proved that the Indian Dory possesses a<\/span><b> distinct genetic structure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entirely <\/span><b>separate from its Atlantic and other known counterparts.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>survive under immense pressure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <\/span><b>storing high levels of waxy compounds <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in their bodies, making some of them <\/span><b>unsuitable for direct human consumption.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the<\/span><b> Government of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on February 3rd <\/span><b>1947 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It later <\/span><b>became <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>member of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1967.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>headquarters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was shifted from Mandapam Camp in Tamil Nadu\u00a0 to <\/span><b>Kochi in Kerala\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 1971.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years CMFRI has emerged as a<\/span><b> leading tropical marine fisheries research institute in the world.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mandate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>monitor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>exploitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>assess the under-exploitation of the marine fisheries resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eez\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Exclusive Economic Zone (<\/strong><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eez\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EEZ<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eez\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>)<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>understand <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> fluctuations in abundance of marine fisheries resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in relation to change in the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span><b> develop suitable mariculture technologies for finfish, shellfish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other <\/span><b>culturable organisms in open seas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to supplement capture fishery production.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To act as a <\/span><b>repository of information <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on marine fishery resources with a systematic database.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conduct <\/span><b>transfer of technology, post graduate and specialized training, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">education and extension education programmes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide <\/span><b>consultancy services.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/cmfri-identifies-new-deep-sea-fish-from-arabian-sea\/article71178441.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyttopsis indica is a new species of deep-sea fish discovered from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. 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