Mr. Abraham, a local stage director living in Kerala State, India, discovered a new species of fish while taking a shower. Hidden from light and isolated beneath the soil’s surface in the narrow aquifers of the southern Indian state of Kerala, we find sightless, sensorially evolved lineages of an ancient past: subterranean freshwater fish. Studying and understanding this elusive, slightly bizarre group of species may hold exciting possibilities for our own future and unknown insights into the history of life on Earth. But accessing these fishes and unlocking their secrets is no easy task. It requires a bit of luck and a lot of cooperation. “These fishes would have heard the footsteps of dinosaurs.”—Rajeev Raghavan, assistant professor at Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. Follow the link in bio to read more about how citizen science in Kerala State, India is the key for researchers to study these unknown, underground ecosystems. . . . . . . . . . . , #evolutionaryhis...