{"id":118296,"date":"2026-08-10T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118296"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:54:46","slug":"suckermouth-catfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/suckermouth-catfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Suckermouth catfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Suckermouth catfish Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has launched an active removal of invasive fish species like the suckermouth catfish and others from Ujani reservoir.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Suckermouth catfish<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tropical fish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a strongly arched body and a very large dorsal fin with one spine and seven branched rays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>ability to endure out of water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is facilitated by its accessory breathing organ, akin to a gill cavity, which permits the fish to extract oxygen from the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is locally known as&#8217; Helicopter<\/span><b> fish\u2019 for its unusual appearance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>native to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/amazon-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon River<\/a> in South America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and entered India through the global aquarium trade.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It naturally occurs in northeastern Brazil, the Guianas, and Trinidad and Tobago.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are <\/span><b>opportunistic omnivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and feed on algae, plants, invertebrates and small fish.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It feeds on <\/span><b>fish eggs, burrows into river banks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and earthen check dams.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>resilience and adaptability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, particularly its ability to survive in conditions that would be inhospitable to other fish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/pune\/invasive-fish-species-spawns-indias-first-fishermen-driven-removal-system-10824140\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suckermouth catfish is a tropical fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). 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