The Gollum snakehead gets its own fish family

As part of an international team, Senckenberg scientist Ralf Britz described a new bony fish family. These fishes, which live in subterranean, water-bearing rock formations, were only recently discovered in Southern India. Using computer-tomographic, molecular-genetic, and morphological methods, they were now assigned to a new family. In addition, the researchers' analysis revealed that the new family Aenigmachannidae split from its sister group Channidae a long time ago and represents a so-called "living fossil." The study was published today in the journal Scientific Reports.

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