More than 80 new species of fish discovered in the Amazon

Written by:
Hans Kruit, 27 October 2013

Scientists have discovered between 2010 and 2013 in the Amazon 84 new new species.

One of the fish discovered include a dwarf cichlid that's adapted to extremely low oxygen levels. Apistogramma cinilabra (pictured above) is found nowhere else in the world and is thought to be unique.

source: Practical Fish Keeping

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