A new species of swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamicthys was discovered in a well in Mumbai. The genus Rakthamicthys eel is endemic to India.
- The new species has been named Rakthamichthys mumba, a hat tip to the city it was found in.
- The new species was found by Tejas Thackeray of Wildlife Foundation, Mumbai in a 40-feet deep well located on the premises of a blind school at Jogeshwari West, Mumbai City in 2019.
(Source: Down To Earth)
