A team of researchers from ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI) has discovered a new species of cyprinid fish from the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dibrugarh. The new species is named as Pethia dibrugarhensis, after its type locality 'Dibrugarh'. The fish is found in moderately fast-running water with a bottom that consists of mud mixed with sand and stones.