{"id":368807,"date":"2026-08-03T14:48:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368807"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:19:02","slug":"pseudecheneis-likimroensis-and-likimro-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pseudecheneis-likimroensis-and-likimro-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Pseudecheneis likimroensis and Likimro River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A new catfish species, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been discovered in Nagaland\u2019s Likimro River and described in the Journal of Ichthyology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Pseudecheneis likimroensis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368812\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368812\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=346%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pseudecheneis likimroensis\" width=\"346\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?w=1323&amp;ssl=1 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pseudecheneis likimroensis<\/strong>\u00a0is a newly discovered <strong>catfish species<\/strong> named after the fast-flowing <strong>Likimro River of Nagaland<\/strong>, where it was first collected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local name:<\/strong> The fish is <strong>locally known as Nupedro.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It was <strong>discovered in the Likimro River in Kiphire district, Nagaland<\/strong>, along the India\u2013Myanmar border.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discovery:<\/strong> Researchers <strong>from Kohima Science College and the Zoological Survey of India<\/strong> identified the species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Pseudecheneis likimroensis:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rheophilic Nature<\/strong>: It belongs to a <strong>rheophilic genus of catfishes<\/strong> that is <strong>adapted to life in swiftly flowing hill streams.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Body Adaptation:<\/strong> It has a <strong>dorso-ventrally flattened body<\/strong> that helps it <strong>survive in fast-flowing mountain streams.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adhesive Structures:<\/strong> It possesses <strong>specialised adhesive organs with ridges separated by grooves<\/strong> that <strong>enable it to cling to rocks in strong water currents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Feeding Habit:<\/strong> It is <strong>carnivorous and feeds on insects, larvae, and other organisms attached to rocks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Size:<\/strong> The holotype measured about 11.53 cm, while the <strong>largest recorded specimen measured about 13.19 cm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Likimro River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Likimro River<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>fast-flowing mountain river<\/strong> that supports <strong>rich freshwater biodiversity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It flows through the <strong>eastern part of Kiphire district in Nagaland.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origins:<\/strong> The river <strong>originates near Mount Saramati<\/strong>, the highest peak in Nagaland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary:<\/strong> It is a <strong>tributary of the Tizu River,<\/strong> which <strong>later joins the Chindwin\u2013Irrawaddy river system in Myanmar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature:<\/strong> The river has <strong>pristine water<\/strong> with <strong>many boulders and rocky stretches,<\/strong> making it suitable for hill-stream fishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new catfish species, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been discovered in Nagaland\u2019s Likimro River and described in the Journal of Ichthyology. About Pseudecheneis likimroensis Pseudecheneis likimroensis\u00a0is a newly discovered catfish species named after the fast-flowing Likimro River of Nagaland, where it was first collected. Local name: The fish is locally known as Nupedro. Location: It&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pseudecheneis-likimroensis-and-likimro-river\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pseudecheneis likimroensis and Likimro River<\/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":[1566,11209,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-368807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","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\/368807","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=368807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}