Scientists went looking for an extinct fish in South Africa. They found something no one had ever seen.

A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

Scientists Went Looking For an Extinct Fish in South Africa —They Found a Species New to Science

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the Maluti redfin minnow, a species declared extinct after introduced trout ...
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Ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species declared extinct, US says

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

Researchers searching for an extinct fish in South Africa found a new species instead

Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis.
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Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...