The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or "diapause" for ...

A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described in the journal Zootaxa. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning ...

Killifish sound much more vicious than they are. These tiny fish adapt and spread far in the wild but make beautiful fish for display in your home. Killifish is a group of around 1,270 species of ...

The new killifish species was discovered in the temporary wetlands of Chaco National Park, researchers said. Photo by Alonso et al. (2025) While surveying the seasonal wetlands of Argentina’s Chaco ...

Less antibody diversity The researchers were able to characterize with high accuracy all the antibodies that killifish produce. They found that older killifish have different types of antibodies in ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature in a shrinking pond of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered a new species, study said. Photo B. Katemo Manda from via Nagy (2025) On a ...

A new species of killifish, Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from Kenya. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...