They’d discovered a new species: Opsariichthys iridescens, or the iridescent minnow. An Opsariichthys iridescens, or iridescent minnow. Photo from Peng, Zhou, Gao and Yang (2024) Iridescent ...
In a river of eastern China, a “brightly colored” creature with “rather large” eyes swam through the clear water. The sunlight glinted off its body, making it shimmer. Scientists noticed the scaly ...
The holotype — or specimen used to describe the species as a whole — is a 2.6-inch-long cyprinid, the family of fish that includes minnows and carp, researchers said. Males of the species have ...
“We’ve already lost seven of our state’s unique freshwater fish species to extinction, with reckless water policies, unprecedented fires and climate-driven drought taking a toll on many fish in ...
We have published a final report of the MINNOW study, and also produced a short video about the results: In March 2024, two papers exploring the mental health an wellbeing impacts, and interventions ...