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 ...

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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 ...

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