* A NEW SPECIES OF FINLESS SNAKE EEL HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN COACHEL COAST , TAMILNADU.
* THIS SPECIES HAS NAMED AFTER KANYAKUMARI
* GENUS - APTERICHTUS
* RESEARCHERS FROM NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES ( NBFGR) KOCHI UNDER ICAR HAVE DISCOVERED THIS SPECIES
* 16TH SPECIES DISCOVEREED IN KANYAKUMARI
