Independent researchers have discovered and described two new species of Glyptothorax, a genus of hillstream catfish, from the Ganges River near Dehradun in Uttarakhand. The discovery was published this week in Zootaxa, a leading scientific journal.

The two new species were uncovered while examining specimens after a routine biodiversity survey conducted by researchers, V. Balaji and Gaurav Shinde. One species has been named Glyptothorax bhurainu, from the Garhwali word bhurainu, in reference to the brown live colouration of this species, and the other has been named Glyptothorax himalaicus, in reference to the mighty Himalayan mountains.