New Eel Species Described From Arabian Sea, Named After CMFRI

New eel species described from Arabian Sea, named after CMFRI

New species, named Ariosoma cmfriense, was collected from the waters off Kollam in Keralam at a depth of about 300 m in January 2026

New conger eel species from Arabian Sea named after CMFRI

Digital Desk | Kochi, Sep 16 (IANS) Scientists from the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have identified a new species of conger eel from the deep waters of the Arabian Sea and named it Ariosoma cmfriense after the institute. The discovery comes in CMFRI’s 80th anniversary year. The new species was collected from waters off Kollam at a depth of about 300 metres in January this year. Scientists identified it as a disti…