The mahseer fish is a type of carp that lives in the glacial rivers of the Himalayas. It has an athletic, long, lean body; large golden scales; and lateral lines like the ones found in sharks. It has ...

India is turning to its rivers, streams and lakes in the Himalayas and Northeast to unlock a high-value but underutilized aquaculture opportunity. With rising demand for premium fish such as Trout and ...

The ‘Chocolate Mahseer‘ has been officially declared the state fish of Meghalaya, following a decision taken by the state cabinet on Tuesday, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced.

Mahseer is called the King of Indian Rivers due to its size, strength, dominance in fast-flowing rivers and importance in freshwater ecosystems. Keep reading more about the king of rivers. King of ...

So you tell your girlfriend that you’re going to take her angling: to the same river pool where Jim Corbett was pulled headlong into the water by a mahseer which, in his own words, “suddenly ...

“There he stood, the mahseer of the Poonch, beside whom the tarpon is a herring and he who catches him can say he is a fisherman.” — Rudyard Kipling. Anyone familiar with mahseer fishing would know ...

IT WASN'T Shankar Lal's snoring that bothered me so much as the fug he exhaled: a thick mist of cardamom and turmeric root. That and the question of what I was doing on a Himalayan fishing expedition ...

The legendary humpback Mahseer, one of the world's most iconic freshwater fish, is on the brink of extinction according to scientists. Ever since the publication of HS Thomas's A Rod in India in 1873, ...

The mahseers are an iconic group of fish found throughout the fast-flowing rivers of South and South-East Asia. Characterised by their large scales, attractive appearance and potentially vast size, ...

Shillong: Meghalaya cabinet on Tuesday approved the Chocolate Mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis) as the state fish, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said.“A meeting of the cabinet held today ...