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Indian giant fish yet to be named is on brink of extinction [1]

One of the world's iconic freshwater fish, the giant humpback Mahseer found in India, is on the brink of extinction, thanks to a conservation programme that has backfired, according to scientists.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2015
International Business Times [2]
Tags:
Fisheries [3], Endangered Species [4], India [5], Extinct Species [6]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-business-times
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species