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logo 7/5/2024 8:27:49 AM     
The Cuban Gar Survived Dinosaurs and 5 Mass Extinctions, but Can It Survive Humans? 
By María de los Ángeles Orfila CU Source: discover magazine 6/20/2024
María de los Ángeles Orfila
Credit: GOR Photo/Shutterstock		 From coexisting with dinosaurs and surviving five mass extinctions, the Cuban manjuarí fish (Atractosteus tristoechus, or Cuban gar) today faces two threats that could finally break its historical resilience: the African Walking Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and humanity.
 

Scientists have struggled to track its population for decades, nearly losing sight of this remarkable fish despite its notable characteristics: a cylindrical, elongated body up to 60 inches long, covered in stone-like plates.

  
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