Fish know to walk in the Himalayas

Scientists discovered more than 200 new plant and animal species in the eastern Himalayas, including a walking fish by snaking like a snake and living for 4 days on land.

Detection of walking fish in the Himalayas

According to IB Times, the International Fund for Wildlife Conservation (WWF) yesterday released a report on biodiversity in the Himalayan region, saying a total of 211 new species were discovered here from 2009. -2014.

Notably, the scientists discovered a species of the family Blue-billed , finfish, walking, breathing air and living on land for up to 4 days , moving the slithering but clumsy snake type. In addition, they discovered a strange monkey species, each time it rained.

Fishes know to walk on land in the Himalayas.(Photo: WWF).

"I am extremely excited because the area - the home of the incredible number of animals, including the most exotic species - continues to surprise the world with species development , " Ravi said. Singh, CEO of WWF India, said.

In addition to reporting on biodiversity in the Himalayas, WWF underscores the threat to the ecosystem here, with only 25% of its original habitat intact, and hundreds of species living in the eastern Himalayas. face the risk of extinction due to deforestation, overgrazing, poaching, wildlife trade, hydropower exploitation and environmental pollution.

Himalayas are home to at least 10,000 species of plants, 300 species of mammals, nearly 1,000 species of birds and hundreds of species of amphibians and freshwater fish. An average of 6 new species are discovered each year, which is considered one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world .

"The challenge is to preserve this endangered ecosystem, before the known and unknown animal and plant species disappear completely," said Sami Tornikoski, leader of the Conservation Conservation Initiative. The Himalayas of WWF said.