Saturday, 4 February 2023

Blind fish spotted in China


 Image courtesy of Xu et al. 2023. 

Joel Kontinen 

Reserches  have found a blind fish in the dark waters of Chinese caves.  The fish is said to be some  10.5 to 14.6 centimetres long  or  4.1 and 5.7 inches. 

It was named Sinocyclocheilus longico.  They have lost ther eyesight in a process called regressive evolution, 

in which evolution goes backwards.  

Source:  


Baker , Harry, 2023, Unicorn-like blind fish discovered in dark waters deep in Chinese cave.  Live Science 8 January