Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently revealed that 500 Channa Barca fishes have been seized at Dibrugarh airport

Sarma, in a post on X, termed this as the ‘biggest exotic fish seizure’ carried out by Assam forest department

“In a successful anti-smuggling operation carried out by @assamforest, 500 Channa Barca fishes have been seized at Dibrugarh Airport,” wrote Sarma

“These rare species of fish are valued at Rs. 4.5 crore in the international market & is one of the biggest exotic fish seizures in recent times,” he added

Here are 5 interesting facts to know about Channa Barca fishes-

1. Popularly known as the Barca snakehead, it is a rare species of snakehead which are a group of predatory fishes that feeds on smaller aquatic creatures

2. It is endemic to the upper Brahmaputra river basin in northeastern India and Bangladesh

3. This 105 cm long fish inhabits wetlands

4. It is locally known as cheng garaka or garaka cheng in Assam

5. It is a highly carnivorous species of fish feeding mostly on smaller fishes

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