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Members of the Sangno clan of the indigenous Nyishi tribe in East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, have launched a community-led initiative to conserve the endangered Himalayan Ray-Finned Fish (Schizothorax pelzami). The village head has voluntarily proposed a five-year ban on fishing in the Richaso stream to allow the fish population to recover.
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The Himalayan Ray-Finned Fish belongs to the family Cyprinidae and the class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes). It inhabits cold, fast-flowing, oxygen-rich freshwater streams of the Himalayas. The species has historically been distributed across mountain river systems of India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. Although assessed as Least Concern globally by the IUCN, its populations in India's Eastern Himalayas have declined due to habitat degradation, fragmentation, and ecological pressures.
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Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh launches community-led conservation of endangered Himalayan Ray-Finned Fish through voluntary fishing ban to restore ecosystem health.
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