Scientists Discover Striking Orange Killifish in the Amazon’s Threatened Forest Pools

A newly identified Amazonian killifish is known from just three disturbed forest pools, prompting researchers to call for habitat protection. In the Brazilian Amazon, researchers have discovered a brightly colored freshwater killifish named Laimosemion laranja. It belongs to a group in which some species survive seasonal drying as embryos, pausing development entirely and lying dormant [...]