Thailand declares Siamese fighting fish as its national aquatic animal

Thailand has official declared the Siamese fighting fish as its national aquatic animal to boost conservation efforts and commercial breeding in the country. Known in the West as a betta fish, the underwater brawler is popular in home aquariums for ..

Fish losing smelling sense due to carbon dioxide level rise: Study

According to recent study, fish are losing their sense of smell as rising carbon emissions is turning water they live more acidic. CO2 is absorbed by seawater forming carbonic acid. Due of ocean acidification, fish will lose some of their ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018

Sawfish

First International Sawfish Day was observed on October 17, 2017. The event has been created by The DEEP in partnership with the Sawfish Conservation Society (SCS), the European and American Associations of Zoos and Aquariums to increase awareness about the ..

Labeo filiferus: New species of edible fish found in Pampa river in Kerala

Researchers have discovered new species of edible freshwater fish in Pampa river in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. It has been named as Labeo filiferus (L.filiferus) and belongs to Labeo genus. The name of newly found newly fish was taken from Latin word ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Rayichapalu officially declared as one of rarest species of fish in world by Marine Living Resources Department of Andhra University

‘Rayichapalu’ has been officially declared as one of the rarest species of fish in the world by the researchers from the Marine Living Resources Department of Andhra University. The fish is a regular catch for fishermen in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. ..

Difference Between Agnatha and Gnathostomata

With currently 64000, species, majority of the members of Phylum Chordata belong to sub-phylum Vertebrata. All vertebrates possess notochord during the embryonic period only and later it is replaced by bony vertebral column. Further, the vertebrates have a ventral muscular ..