{"id":124160,"date":"2026-09-12T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124160"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:49:53","slug":"schizopygopsis-waddellii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/schizopygopsis-waddellii\/","title":{"rendered":"Schizopygopsis waddellii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Schizopygopsis waddellii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists recently recorded Schizopygopsis waddellii, a rare fish species for the first time from a natural lake in Tawang, at around 12,800 feet above sea level. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Schizopygopsis waddellii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a rare species of <\/span><b>high-altitude Himalayan fish.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>recorded in India for the first time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the <\/span><b>Pangkang Teng Tso Lake,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a natural <\/span><b>high-altitude lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located at 12,800 feet in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Tawang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>previously known <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only from the <\/span><b>Tibetan and China Plateau region, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>Yamdrok Lake in Tibet.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The present record expands its known distribution range and adds a new species to India\u2019s freshwater fish fauna.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fish belongs to the <\/span><b>Cyprinidae family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>adapted to the harsh conditions of high-altitude freshwater <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fish has an<\/span><b> elongated, cylindrical body, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span><b> dark greyish to olive-coloured upper side, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a <\/span><b>lighter, silvery to creamy-white underside.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also has a <\/span><b>complete lateral line, a blunt snout,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a distinctive hard plate-like structure around the lower lip and snout, a subterminal mouth, and a deeply forked caudal fin. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/rare-fish-schizopygopsis-waddellii-spotted-in-natural-lake-of-twang-in-arunachal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NOA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schizopygopsis waddellii is a rare species of high-altitude Himalayan fish. 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