Badis limaakumi
Badis limaakumi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Badidae. It is endemic to Milak river of Nagaland, India. B. limaakumi is locally known as Tepdang or Akngashi or Aokngatsu or Sempi.[1][2] The fish has the ability to change its color when it is transferred to an aquarium from its natural habitat where it is black in color. The common name of this fish group, chameleon fish is due to this behavior of these fishes.[3]
| Badis limaakumi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Badidae |
| Genus: | Badis |
| Species: | B. limaakumi |
| Binomial name | |
| Badis limaakumi Praveenraj, 2023[1] | |
References
- Jayasimhan Praveenraj (2023). "Badis limaakumi, A New Species of badid fish from Nagaland, Northeast India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae)". Zootaxa. 5351 (3): 371-379. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.5.
- "What is Badis limaakumi?". vajiramias.com. 1 October 2023.
- "New fish species found in Milak river". Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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