{"id":65088,"date":"2025-09-25T12:36:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=65088"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:06:47","slug":"apterichtus-kanniyakumari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/apterichtus-kanniyakumari\/","title":{"rendered":"Apterichtus kanniyakumari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Apterichtus kanniyakumari Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers from National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) have discovered a new species of finless snake eel and named it after Kanniyakumari as Apterichtus kanniyakumari.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Apterichtus kanniyakumari<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of <\/span><b>finless snake eel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to <\/span><b>the genus Apterichtus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was discovered off the Colachel coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Apterichtus kanniyakumari<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has distinct <\/span><b>golden-yellow body colouration,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ventral side of head pale white with yellow lines along the lower jaw.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of three <\/span><b>black blotches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including one behind the eyes followed by one in rictus and another behind the origin of rictus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molecular analysis based on <\/span><b>mitochondrial CO1 gene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exhibits that this new species forms a distinct clade with its <\/span><b>sympatric species, Apterichtus nanjilnaduensis.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Snake eels<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snake eels are members of the family Ophichthidae, and are named for their snake-like appearance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are found in both <\/span><b>tropical and temperate waters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in oceans around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These eels mainly live in sandy areas in shallow seas, however some live in depths to 800m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snake eel uses its tail to burrow backward into the sea bottom, creating a protective burrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/new-species-of-finless-snake-eel-discovered-off-colachel-coast-named-after-kanniyakumari\/article70087932.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apterichtus kanniyakumari is a species of finless snake eel belonging to the genus Apterichtus was discovered off the Colachel coast. 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