'' A. gollum '' was discovered as a result of the 2018 Kerala floods , when several individuals were washed out of their aquifer habitat and into a paddy field in Oorakam , where they were found and photographed by a resident of the village , who posted their images online . The pictures were noticed by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies , who prompted a study into the species . It is the eighth species of fish known from the Kerala aquifers , indicating the presence of a large , hidden ecosystem in the hard-to-study habitat
2018 Kerala floods
2018 Kerala floods
Aenigmachanna gollum