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Crocodile
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Catfish
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Snake
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Detailed explanation-1: -ICAR-NBFGR discovers a new catfish species of genus Pangasius, from river Cauvery and named after ICAR as Pangasius icaria.
Detailed explanation-2: -A total of 22 species of Pangasius are known from the river basins of South East and South Asia. However, only one species was known from South Asia for over two centuries till the ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new species from the Nagarjuna Sagar in River Krishna in 2017 and named it Pangasius Silasi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Content: A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam. The edible species has been named Pangasius icaria ( P. icaria) after Indian Council of Agricultural Research that discovered the species. The species belongs to the Pangasius genus.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most sought-after game fish in the world, the hump-backed mahseer is also called the Tiger of Kaveri for the fight it puts up, giving anglers the thrill they seek. Mahseer of 120 lbs (54.5 kg) caught from the Kaveri river in 1946.
Detailed explanation-5: -Thrissur: A new species of Damselfly has been discovered and described from the Western Ghats of Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur, Kerala. The species is scientifically Protosticta anamalaica Sadasivan, Nair and Samuel, 2022 and has been named The Anamalai Reed-tail.