From deep dark Meghalaya cave, explorers bring to light ‘world’s largest’ subterranean fish — an almost-blind species that seems similar to the Golden Mahseer.
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A paper published in November 2019 in the journal Cave and Karst Science describes Harries’s accidental discovery as “world’s largest known subterranean fish.” The fish is yet to be named.
It is nearly five times the mean length (85mm/8.5 cm) for all known subterranean fish to date.
The experts feel that the fish species is very similar to the Golden Mahseer. Unique characters that distinguishes it from the Golden Mahseer is the lack of pigmentation, a lack of eyes and its subterranean habitat – being locked in caves.
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