Pangasius Icaria

10pointer04 Oct, 2022Education

10POINTER- A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam. About The edible species has been named Pangasius icaria (P. icaria) after the Indian Council of Agricultural Research that discovered the species. The new species of catfish belongs to the genus Pangasius. The genus Pangasius is found in the Gangetic plains but not in peninsular India. Through this study, they found that Pangasius specimens from the river Cauvery are different from other species of the genus Pangasius.