India, Oct. 24 -- Under the opaque, gently-rippled waters of the Sukhna lake, lurk treasures of biodiversity. Six new species of fish have been documented at the Sukhna by the department of zoology, Panjab University, which were not found in the fish biodiversity project of 2005-2006 and carp morphometric survey of 2012-2014.

The addition was revealed by a report - Evaluation of Fish Biodiversity in Sukhna lake for Sustainable Aquaculture Practices - prepared by the department and submitted to the chief conservator of forests and wildlife, Chandigarh. The new species found during the evaluation of 2025-2026 were mola, shark catfish, Amazonian suckermouth/sailfin catfish, Nile tilapia, goldfish and barred spiny eel.

In the assessments of...