The spinach pipefish, a species unconfirmed by science since 1985, was rediscovered in Papua New Guinea's Sepik River.
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Amanda Vincent
1 quote“the rediscovery offers hope that other freshwater pipefish and lost species may still exist.”
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…local communities may notice, identify and protect animals that researchers rarely encounter. Amanda Vincent, chair of the IUCN’s Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group and director of Project Seahorse, said the rediscovery offers hope that other freshwater pipefish and lost species may still exist. That hope is especially important for freshwater ecosystems, which face pressure from habitat degradation, pollution, invasive species and development. Small animals can disappear from scientific records without…
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- [1]The Times of IndiasupportiveFish unseen by scientists for 40 years rediscovered in Papua New Guinea