The Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) found a uncommon kind of fish referred to as a “Alligator Gar” for the primary time throughout the ongoing cleansing of well-known Dal Lake in Srinagar. The ‘Alligator Gar’ fish is native to North America and is distinguished by its crocodile-like head and razor-sharp enamel. Masood Ahmad, an professional from the J&Ok LCMA’s analysis and monitoring division, said that the found fish might be analysed with the help of fisheries and SKUAST-K’s fisheries division. “We will seek assistance from the fisheries department and SKUAST-K to determine the effects of this type of fish on our existing fish species within Dal Lake,” he stated.
Videos of the uncommon fish found throughout the Dal Lake cleansing went viral on social media, the place the fish was displayed and exhibited. Many netizens expressed shock, claiming that the fish kind is an invasive species that poses a menace to aquatic life.
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According to specialists from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology Kashmir, the fish seen in Dal Lake is an alligator gar fish, which has been seen for the primary time in Kashmir. “This fish is not harmful, but we don’t have any research on it because it is the first time it has been seen here in Dal Lake,” they defined.
They reported seeing grass carp fish in Dal Lake in 2016. “Later, our team also found another in Mansbal Lake, but this alligator gar has been heard for the first time in Kashmir,” he stated, including, “We will look into how and where it came here in Kashmir and how long it has been here.” They said that correct analysis might be carried out to find out the way it received right here and whether or not it’s harmful to the native fish varieties in Kashmir.
