‘Humpback mahseer’ christened Tor ramadevii After being popularly called ‘humpback mahseer’ for nearly 150 years, the giant game fish has finally got a scientific name. The species, found in the Cauvery river, was recently christened Tor ramadevii, after noted ichthyologist K. Remadevi of the Zoological Survey of India. The DNA sequencing of the fish was carried … Continue reading After 150 years, a fish gets a scientific name