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Spiny Horntail

2022 JUN 22

Preliminary   > Environment and Ecology   >   Species extinction & protection   >   Species in news

Why in news?

  • Dragonfly enthusiasts have recorded the presence of a rare dragonfly species named “Spiny Horntail” that was not seen in Kerala until now.

About Spiny Horntail:

  • Spiny Horntail (Burmagomphus chaukulensis) is a dragonfly species.
  • This species is known to be endemic to the Western Ghats and was discovered in Maharashtra earlier this year.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Which of the following species is not fish?

(a) Spiny Horntail

(b) Mahseer

(c) Ilish

(d) Aborichthys

                      A

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