TikTok Discovered a Blind, Pale, Worm-Like Fish
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A previously unidentified species of blind cavefish was discovered on TikTok after being seen on a borewell near the India-Nepal border. The species, Gangaichthys indonepalicus, appears small and pale and has reduced eyes covered in skin, lacking ribs. Researchers from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation caught the fish after manually pumping over 660 gallons of water from the borewell, with the first specimen suffering damage on its way out.
The team named the species after the Ganges River, as it is the first stygobitic fish found in the region. The discovery highlights the vast unknowns in our environment, as this well-studied cave system yielded a new species.
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