{"id":115365,"date":"2026-07-27T12:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=115365"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:46:38","slug":"caridina-sharmai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caridina-sharmai\/","title":{"rendered":"Caridina sharmai"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Caridina sharmai Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently identified a new species of freshwater shrimp named Caridina sharmai living in the Gomti River, marking the first time this type of crustacean has been recorded in the Lucknow region. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Caridina sharmai<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of<\/span><b> freshwater shrimp.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the upper reaches of the <\/span><b>River Gomti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tributary of the Ganges) in the Lucknow region of<\/span><b> Uttar Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is distinguished by several <\/span><b>unique physical characteristics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that set it apart from its closest relatives, such as Caridina jalihali and Caridina mathiassi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most notably, it features a <\/span><b>short, knife-shaped rostrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the beak-like extension at the front of its head) with 15 to 22 teeth on top and 4 to 9 on the underside.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ranges from 15 to 24 millimetres in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many of its cousins, this new shrimp <\/span><b>lacks a median spine on its tail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the telson) and possesses a deep, distinctive hollow or excavation on the joints of its front legs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>legs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are also<\/span><b> equipped with long, brush-like hairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the shrimp <\/span><b>uses to scrape algae from aquatic plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>filter food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>In the wild, t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hese shrimps appear <\/span><b>dark brown or black with yellowish-grey stripes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing them to blend into the shadows of the riverbed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers observed that when kept in <\/span><b>aquariums<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the shrimp\u2019s <\/span><b>colour gradually fades <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">until the creature becomes <\/span><b>almost entirely transparent.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are described as<\/span><b> calm, social animals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that prefer to <\/span><b>live in groups, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clinging to underwater vegetation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-species-freshwater-shrimp-discovered-camouflaging-uttar-pradeshs-gomti-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>RM<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caridina sharmai is a new species of freshwater shrimp discovered in the upper reaches of the River Gomti. 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