New Species of Killifish- Endangered

[gwand]

New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered

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 "pertaining to the forest," is also the first known endemic killifish to persist in a forest.

phys.org

 

[Innesfan]

New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered

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 "pertaining to the forest," is also the first known endemic killifish to persist in a forest.

phys.org

"The first known endemic killifish to persist in a forest" ?? Perhaps they mean the first known Nothobranchius to persist in a forest. The majority of Aphyosemion and Fundulopanchax are forest dwellers, among others. Or am I misunderstanding the point they are attempting to make?

 

[GaryE]

I think we have a science journalist who had a superbly researched paper, but hadn't developed his/her own background. It's the first forest Nothobranchius known, but they are just a tiny wing of the killifish world.

I'm no longer a member of the American Killifish Association, so I don't get their journal. But I recently read a French translation of one of their articles produced by the Killi Club de France. The original is:
Nagy, B. & B.R. Watters, 2020 Threatened - the world is a dangerous place for seasonal fishes - Journal of the American Killifish Association, 53 (4): 141-156.

It seems a large percentage of the known African annual species are in serious danger from human driven habitat destruction. It really is a shame, because their story so fr has been pretty wonderful. We can see things alive that our grand children will only have photos and videos of.