NEW EEL SPECIES

Article Title: NEW EEL SPECIES

13-03-2025

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discovered of Thoothukudi coast

National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR),

functioning under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have discovered a new species of Congrid eel and named it after Tamil

The species, belonging to the genus Ariosoma, was found of the Thoothukudi coast

was named tamilicum,

genus Ariosoma,

“With reference to the world’s oldest language, Tamil”

The identity of the species was validated by international experts in the field of eel taxonomy,

the finding was published in the international peer-reviewed journal, Zootaxa