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Rare albino stinging catfish recorded in Assamโ€™s Brahmaputra valley

Guwahati: Researchers have documented two rare cases of total albinism in the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (locally called Singee) from the Lesia river in Dhemaji district, marking only the third confirmed occurrence of total albinism in this species in India. The specimens, about 13 cm long, were landed by local fishermen during routine netting in […]