The discovery highlights the importance of luck in scientific exploration and adds to our understanding of prehistoric life on the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. | Published Feb. 20 | Read More | A ...

The scaled fish with barb-like growths at the base of ... Yunnanilus triangulus, or the “triangle Yunnan loach,” was found in a “deep pool” in Huaning County in the Yunnan Province and ...

A new species of spined loach, officially named the Cobitis beijingensis, has been discovered in the Beijing area for the ...

A Homatula gelao, or Gelao loach fish, seen in its natural habitat. Photos from Xiao, Guo, Cao, Lin, Deng, Xiao, Zhou, Zhang and Fang (2025) A Protocobitis longibarba, or long-barbel cave loach.

Researchers said a “rapid decline” of plant life and the introduction of a new species may have led to the loach’s disappearance. Photo by Liu, Lyu, Du, Chen (2025) In a deep pond rich with underwater ...