Feb 12, 2020 · Biologist Daniel Harries holds one of the newfound cave fish, the world’s largest, in Um Ladaw Cave, in the Meghalaya state of northeast India. About 250 species of …

Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, …

Neolissochilus pnar is a species of subterranean cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It is the largest known subterranean fish, a title formerly held by the blind cave eel. [1] N. pnar was first …

Oct 12, 2023 · Leading a dark and quiet life in the caves of northeastern India, Neolissochilus pnar, though, has been a puzzle to researchers since its 2019 discovery. The biggest puzzle is …

Feb 8, 2023 · “This combined evidence reveals that the world’s largest cavefish is an undescribed species of the cyprinid genus Neolissochilus.” Neolissochilus pnar is known from the caves at …

Feb 6, 2023 · We formally describe the new species as Neolissochilus pnar, honouring the tribal communities of East Jaintia hills in Meghalaya, Northeast India, from where it was discovered. …

We formally describe the new species as Neolissochilus pnar, honouring the tribal communities of East Jaintia hills in Meghalaya, Northeast India, from where it was discovered.

Jan 3, 2025 · 2025 begins with good news for Meghalaya as Neolissochilus pnar, the world’s largest cavefish, has been named India’s first “National Cave Animal of the Year.”

In February 2019 a troglomorphic fish was discovered in a cave in Meghalaya in northeastern India. The largest individual seen in the cave was in excess of 400mm in standard length …

Jan 4, 2025 · SHILLONG: In a groundbreaking initiative to spotlight India’s hidden biodiversity, the Speleological Association of India (SAI) has designated Neolissochilus pnar, the world’s …