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

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 ... of other cave-dwelling creatures ...

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 center ...

[Photo by Wei Chaocai/For China Daily] For 27-year-old Zhou Yuanpeng (pseudonym), a university researcher studying cave-dwelling fish, what began as a routine scientific expedition turned into a ...

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

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 ...

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen golden cave fish in southwestern China that's still evolving ... the evolution of these unusual cave-dwelling creatures. Some golden-line fish ...