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'''''Aenigmachanna mahabali''''', the '''Mahabali snakehead''', is a species of [[Troglofauna|troglophilic]] [[Snakehead (fish)|snakehead fish]] that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Indian state]] of [[Kerala]].The fish is named after [[Mahabali]], an [[asura]] king from [[Hindu mythology]] who lived underground and is associated with [[Onam]]. It is known from a single specimen recovered from a well over 200 kilometers south of the locality where its closest relative, ''[[Aenigmachanna gollum|A. gollum]]'', was found. Alongside ''A. gollum'', it is unique for being the only known cave-dwelling snakehead fish. It can be distinguished from ''A. gollum'' due to having fewer [[dorsal fin]] rays, [[vertebra]]e, and lateral [[Scale (anatomy)|scales]], as well as its [[pectoral fin]] rays extending beyond the margin of the membrane, forming filaments.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ravi|first1=Charan|last2=Basheer|first2=V. S.|last3=Kumar|first3=Rahul G.|date=2019-07-17|title=Aenigmachanna mahabali, a new species of troglophilic snakehead (Pisces: Channidae) from Kerala, India|journal=Zootaxa|language=en|volume=4638|issue=3|pages=410–418|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4638.3.6|pmid=31712470|issn=1175-5334}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/second-subterranean-snakehead-species-found/article28740444.ece|title=Second subterranean snakehead species found}}</ref><br />
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