What is the name of the newly discovered species of

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Researchers have discovered a new species of Moray eel at the Mudasalodai fish landing centre off the Cuddalore coast . The species has been named after Tamil Nadu as Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis . The common name is Tamil Nadu brown moray . The discovery has been published in the latest issue of the international peer - reviewed journal Zoosystematics and Evolution by researcher P . Kodeswaran; scientist G . Kantharajan; principal scientist T . T . Ajith Kumar, of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources; Anil Mohapatra of the Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India; and Uttam Kumar Sarkar of NBFGR . About Tamil Nadu Capital : Chennai            Chief minister : M . K . Stalin       Governor : R . N . Ravi