Scientists from the PAGR Centre of ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR), Kochi, recently discovered a new freshwater fish species, Labeo kaage, from the Shivanasamudra stretch of the Cauvery River basin in Mandya, Karnataka.
About Labeo kaage:
It is a new species of freshwater fish.
It was discovered from the Shivanasamudra stretch of the Cauvery River basin in Mandya, Karnataka.
The name kaage, derived from the Kannada word for crow, refers to the fish's dark body colour.
Locally, it is known as ‘kaage meenu' in Karnataka.
It is the latest in a series of dark-coloured Labeo species discovered in the Western Ghats.
Recent Findings:
During 2025, the same team also discovered Labeo chekida from the Chalakkudy River and Labeo uru from the Chandragiri River of Kerala.
While Labeo chekida is locally known as ‘kaka chekida', Labeo uru was named after the traditional wooden dhow (uru) of the Malabar coast due to its elongated sail-like fins.
The scientists also clarified the identity of Labeo nigrescens, the enigmatic ‘Dark Labeo' originally described in 1870, resolving a long-standing taxonomic confusion surrounding the group.
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