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 tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat destruction. Moema claudiae, a seasonal killifish unseen for more than 20 ...

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 ...

Scientists have finally explained how the African turquoise killifish has evolved to “press pause” on life to survive drought, allowing embryos to endure extreme environmental stress by halting their ...

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 ...

A new species of seasonal killifish was discovered in Sertão do Riacho stream in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, according to a study. Gomes, B. P., Sarmento-Soares, L. M., Martins-Pinheiro, R. F., & Leite, ...

Moema claudiae, a fish species thought extinct, was found alive in Bolivia after 20 years Its known habitat was destroyed by farmland, making the rediscovery vital for conservation Seasonal killifish ...

Eggs of killifish species coveted by hobbyists are sent on to international markets from Brazil via airmail. International animal trafficking rings often cash in on global demand for smaller, ...