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Detailed explanation-1: -A new species of a blind hypogean freshwater eel from Mumbai, named as ‘Rakthamichthys Mumba’, after my home city Mumbai, ” he said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Highlights. Eel species was discovered from a well in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As per scientists, eel is a blind freshwater hypogean. This is the first such discovered species from Maharashtra and Northern western Ghats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ariosoma indicum is possibly distributed along the Indian coast, including the coastal waters of Kerala and West Bengal. The Ariosoma genus has seven species, including the newly identified eel that have been documented in Indian waters. Globally, there are 223 species in the genus, Mohapatra said.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rakthamichthys mumba, a new species of synbranchid, hypogean, eel is described from Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India, based on morphological and genetic analysis.

Detailed explanation-5: -The recently discovered eel species has been named as Ariosoma Bengalense in the name of its connection to the state. The species is distributed in the northern part of Bay of Bengal, she explained. The colour of the species is brown. The species has larger eyes in comparison to the similar congeners.