Five new species of Badis described from West Bengal, India
August 3rd, 2015 — 12:55pm
Stefan van der Voort reports on some new discoveries…
Two studies published recently in the journal Zootaxa have revealed five new species of Badis. These works significantly increased the species richness of the genus in West Bengal, India, and hopefully pave the way for further exploration of that and surrounding areas.
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