TikTok Video Leads to Discovery of Rare Underground Eel in India

TikTok helps scientists discover new underground, translucent eel in India

Finding 'Gangaichthys indonepalicus' required hand pumping over 600 gallons of water. The post TikTok helps scientists discover new underground, translucent eel in India appeared first on Popular Science.

TikTok video leads to discovery of rare underground eel in India

Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of underground earthworm eel living beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. The small, colorless creature, named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, is the first subterranean fish recorded from the Gangetic Basin.

TikTok Video Leads To The Discovery Of One Of The Least Fish-Like Of Fishes

It's not an eel and it's not an earthworm, but it is an earthworm eel.

See the photos of a rare underground eel discovered after being seen in a TikTok video

A tiny fish seen in a social media video sparked the discovery of a new genus and species, scientists say.

A random TikTok video helped scientists discover a rare underground fish in India

A blurry TikTok clip of a fish coming out of a borewell led scientists straight to a brand new species living underground beneath the India-Nepal border. Meet Gangaichthys indonepalicus.

TikTok Video Helps Scientists Discover Rare Underground Eel in India

An international team of researchers has identified a new genus and species of subterranean fish living in the water-filled sediments beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. The tiny, colourless animal, named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, is the first stygobitic fish recorded from the Gangetic Basin, revealing an unexpected form of vertebrate life in one of […]