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Four specimens (ranging from 272-487 mm in total length) were collected at a depth of about 25-30 metres from the fishing landing centre at Mudasalodai. Arrangement..
Researchers have discovered a new species of Moray eel at the Mudasalodai fish landing centre off the Cuddalore coast..
The species has been named after Tamil Nadu as Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis with common name as Tamil Nadu brown moray...
This is the first ever record of this genus, Gymnothorax, collected through an exploration survey conducted along the coastal waters of Cuddalore district, particularly, Parangipettai and Mudasalodai fish landing centres by Mr. Kodeswaran and Kantharajan...
According to Ajith Kumar, The researchers conducted extensive morphological analysis, skeleton radiography, and advanced molecular markers combined with species delimitation computational techniques to conclude that this Moray eel specimen collected from Mudasalodai is distinct from other species of the genus Gymnothorax..
