HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 27 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:
Newly discovered Demon Cavefish swimming in a pool in Bobcat Cave beneath Redstone Arsenal.
Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have helped uncover a new genus of blind cavefish hiding in one of the most studied cave systems in the southeastern United States, a discovery that is reshaping scientists' understanding of evolution, biodiversity and conservation in subterranean ecosystems. The newly described Demon Cavefish (Demogorgonichthys arcanus) is completely eyeless, colorless and faintly electric blue in life. The discovery, published in Scientific Reports, reveals...