{"id":363178,"date":"2026-05-19T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363178"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:31:50","slug":"amblyceps-vayavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/amblyceps-vayavy\/","title":{"rendered":"Amblyceps Vayavy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Researchers discovered a rare new catfish species, Amblyceps vayavy, in hill streams of the Western Ghats in Goa and Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Amblyceps Vayavy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363183\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363183\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Mongabay-2.jpg?resize=400%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Amblyceps Vayavy\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Mongabay-2.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Mongabay-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Mongabay-2.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Mongabay-2.jpg?w=1327&amp;ssl=1 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amblyceps vayavy<\/strong> is a <strong>newly identified species of freshwater catfish<\/strong> from the <strong>northern Western Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Name Origin:<\/strong> The <strong>word \u2018vayavy\u2019 means \u2018northwest\u2019 in Marathi and Konkani,<\/strong> referring to its <strong>distribution in the northwestern Western Ghats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: The fish lives in <strong>clear, fast-flowing, well-oxygenated hill streams<\/strong> with sand, pebbles, and stones that create microhabitats for hiding and feeding.<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers associated with:<\/b>\u00a0The species has been recorded from the <strong>Kundalika River in Maharashtra<\/strong> and the <strong>Ragada River in Goa in the northern Western Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distinct Features:<\/strong> The species can be identified through features such as a <strong>bifurcated caudal fin, incomplete lateral line, absence of centrally projecting hooks in the tail veins, and a distinct adipose fin structure.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological Sensitivity:<\/strong> The species is <strong>highly sensitive to pollution, siltation, habitat disturbance, and changes in river flow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Concern:<\/strong> <strong>Construction activities and habitat changes<\/strong> in the Western Ghats may <strong>threaten<\/strong> such specialised freshwater fish species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>: The discovery <strong>highlights the rich endemism and fragile freshwater biodiversity of the Western Ghats<span style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers discovered a rare new catfish species, Amblyceps vayavy, in hill streams of the Western Ghats in Goa and Maharashtra. About Amblyceps Vayavy Amblyceps vayavy is a newly identified species of freshwater catfish from the northern Western Ghats. Name Origin: The word \u2018vayavy\u2019 means \u2018northwest\u2019 in Marathi and Konkani, referring to its distribution in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/amblyceps-vayavy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Amblyceps Vayavy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-363178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}