A new species of seasonal killifish was discovered in Sertão do Riacho stream in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, according to a study. Gomes, B. P., Sarmento-Soares, L. M., Martins-Pinheiro, R. F., & Leite, ...
The new killifish species was discovered in the temporary wetlands of Chaco National Park, researchers said. Photo by Alonso et al. (2025) While surveying the seasonal wetlands of Argentina’s Chaco ...
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described in the journal Zootaxa. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning ...
The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish’s embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or “diapause” for ...
Scientists found “rainbow” creatures in temporary ponds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered a new species. Photo from A. Kalumba via Nagy (2025) Near a river in the Democratic ...
A rare and striking species of killifish has been missing for more than 20 years. Scientists feared Moema claudiae had faded into extinction, with a grayscale drawing among the only proof that it ever ...
Scientists found a “slender” fish with a “large” head in a river of southern Mexico and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Domínguez-Cisneros, Velázquez-Velázquez, Domínguez-Domínguez ...
Moema claudiae was rediscovered after more than 20 years without a sighting in a temporary pond less than 2 feet deep, researchers said. Drawert HA, Litz TO (2025) Nature Conservation A rare and ...
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