New Fish Species Discovered In Venezuela

Posted: 9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM Reads: 111 Submitted By:clayroy Category: New Science Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Washington, DC, August 28, 2003 - Conservation International (CI) announced today the discovery of a tiny fish with a blood red tail in Venezuela’s Upper Caura River. Previously unknown to science, the bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax yekwanae), is described in the March 2003 edition of the journal, "Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters."

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