News Headline

New Hope for an Endangered Fish in Madagascar

Source
Science Magazine

Publication Date
2013-12-20

Even for an imperiled species, the Mangarahara cichlid was on its last fins. The colorful fish was thought to have vanished from the wild, and only two individuals remain in captivity—both aging males. But thanks to a serendipitous chain of events, a small population was discovered in Madagascar last month, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) announced today.

Content
http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2013/12/new-hope-endangered-fish-madagascar