The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

A newly discovered golden cave fish in southwestern China is giving scientists an unprecedented look at evolution in action.

The Xingren golden-lined fish lives only in caves near Xingren City, China, and the species is seemingly in the middle of ...

Scientists in China have discovered a rare golden scaleless cave fish, offering new insights into how species adapt to ...

The scaleless fish is a previously unknown species of golden-line fish (Sinocyclocheilus), which are only found in and around Chinese caves. The discovery therefore offers scientists a window into ...

24 in the peer-reviewed journal Zoosystematics and Evolution. Inside the caves they found a fish nearly 6 inches long with an ...

Researchers in China have discovered a previously unknown golden scaleless cavefish, shedding light on how species continue to evolve in underground environments. The newly identified Xingren ...

The scaleless animal may look like any other fish species, but researchers noted it had “significantly larger eyes” than other similar fish they had seen before. This was a new species.