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Nothobranchius Sylvaticus - ‘killifish’
March 19 , 2025
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- Scientists have discovered and described a new type of ‘killifish’ that is endemic to a Kenyan forest.
- But it is already critically endangered and may become extinct soon.
- Killifish are oviparous or egg-laying fish.
- They are mainly found in the fresh or brackish waters of the Americas, southern Europe, much of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
- There are around 1,270 species of killifish.
- They are known as "the annual killifish" because they live in temporary pools that dry up seasonally, with their eggs surviving in the dry mud until the next rainy season.
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