Scientists Went Looking For an Extinct Fish in South Africa —They Found a Species New to Science

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the ...
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Absence of redfin darter fish raises red flag for creek near Greenbrier

GREENBRIER — At the end of a winding gravel drive, in the valley of two wooded hills here, is a small stream. As David Peterson tramps through the dried leaves along the streambank, he points out the ...

Scientists Went Looking For an Extinct Fish in South Africa. They Found Something No One Had Ever Seen.

A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

Researchers searching for an extinct fish in South Africa found a new species instead

Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis.