Sikkim
'Copper Mahseer': State Fish of Sikkim
- The Sikkim government has declared 'Copper Mahseer' (Neolissochilushexagonolepis) locally named 'Katley' as the ‘State Fish’.
- In Sikkim, 'Copper Mahseer' is found in varied altitudes covering entire state predominantly confined in Teesta and Rangit rivers and their tributaries.
- In the year 2014 the fish was categorized as ‘Endangered’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of ....
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