Discovered rare blind fish in Chinese caves

Scientists found extremely dangerous blind fish and a rare and precious shrimp in a clean, unpolluted water cave.

A group of scientists from China and France found that living in caves in the Guangxi Autonomous Region, southern China, Xinhua on January 24 reported.

Only yellow bearded fish have been discovered in China.

The group of scientists including 15 people, led by Professor Chen Lixin, spent 9 days exploring caves in the town of Ha Tri, in the Guangxi Autonomous Region. They discovered a total of 8 caves within 20km and discovered the blind fish, known as the gold whisker fish, which was found in a cave in Zhai'ao village.

The only yellow beard , which has a scientific name is Inocyclocheilus grahami , is classified as an extremely dangerous group by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). According to Professor Chen, this blind fish only lives in clean, unpolluted water with small populations. Pollution per school is increasingly serious, pushing this species to the brink of extinction.

In addition to the only yellow beard, the group of scientists also discovered a species of shrimp here, showing that the water environment in the cave is in very good condition.

The only yellow beard and unique shrimp species are discovered in an unpolluted water environment.(Video: Xinhua).