A fisherman showing an African Mushi caught from the Periyar where the species is beginning to threaten the biodiversity of the river.
KOCHI: The Periyar lake has been heavily invaded by African Mushi (clarias gariepinus) making it almost certain that the endangered local fishes in the water body would become extinct in the near future.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/africanmushi-threat-periyars-biodiversity
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-kochi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/periyar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/periyar-np
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish-biodiversity
