Apterichtus kanniyakumari:
It is a species of finless snake eel belonging to the genus Apterichtus was discovered off the Colachel coast. It has distinct golden-yellow body colouration, ventral side of head pale white with yellow lines along the lower jaw. It consists of three black blotches including one behind the eyes followed by one in rictus and another behind the origin of rictus. Molecular analysis based on mitochondrial CO1 gene exhibits that this new species forms a distinct clade with its sympatric species, Apterichtus nanjilnaduensis.Researchers from National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) have discovered a new species of finless snake eel and named it after Kanniyakumari as Apterichtus kanniyakumari.Snake eels are members of the family Ophichthidae, and are named for their snake-like appearance
