Dragon snakeheads—strange new underground fish—discovered in Kerala ,India

Dragon snakeheads—strange new underground fish—discovered in Kerala,India

A new family of eel-like fish named Dragon Snakeheads that live in groundwater in southern India. These ancient fish are a type of "living fossil" and may have been removed from their immediate relatives hundreds of millions of years ago.

Ralph Britz, a cardiologist at the Chengenberg Natural History Collection, part of the Zoological Museum in Dresden, Germany, said it was unusual to find a new family of fish-species and taxonomic species. Taxonomic families are often large and diverse; For example, the human family Hominidae includes chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas.

There are only two species in this family, one of which is named Colum Snakehead, after the character of Lord of the Rings.

For More Information Refer - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/10/new-fish-family-dragon-snakeheads-found-india/

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