new fish species — with dangly, long lips — discovered in river in Amazon

new fish species — with dangly, long lips — discovered in river in Amazon

By Brendan Rascius

Source: miamiherald

5/26/2023

Credit: Journal of Fish Biology

A rare new species of fish was recently discovered prowling the bottom of a river in the Amazon rainforest, researchers said.

The creature — a yellow-hued, flat-bodied catfish — is distinguished by its strange lips, according to a study published on April 9 in the Journal of Fish Biology. During an expedition in the western Brazilian state of Amazonas, a team of international researchers pulled eight specimens of a then-unknown catfish species from the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon River.

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