Most primitive living eel discovered: Creating a new species, genus and family of animal
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered a remarkably primitive eel in a fringing reef off the coast of the Republic of Palau. This fish exhibits many primitive anatomical features unknown in the other 19 families and more than 800 species of living eels, resulting in its classification as a new species belonging to a new genus and family.