They were able to separate the new golden fish from other members of its genus – many of which also live in caves carved out within southwestern China’s karst landscapes – based on its DNA ...

In an underground cave of southern China, an eyeless river creature with an externally “visible” skull moved through the dark waters. Its hard-to-reach home helped it go largely unnoticed.

In caves in a south-central China village, a creature with large eyes shows evolution in action. Xiao M-Y, Wang J-J, Luo T, Zhou J-J, Xiao N, Zhou J (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution In the ...