Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Scientists: Amazon 'Mystery' Fish Is a New Species
Reuters ^ | Reuters.com

Posted on 07/03/2003 9:37:36 PM PDT by StupidQuestions

Thu July 3, 2003 01:59 PM ET

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Scientists in Brazil's Amazon say they have discovered a new fish, something that has not happened for more than a century, and hope to categorize the small eel-like creature by the end of the year. "It's a new species which will require us to create a new genus and a whole new family to accommodate it," Jansen Zuanon, head aquatic biology researcher at Brazil's National Amazon Research Institute, or Inpa, told Reuters on Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brazil; evolution; speciation
Is this speciation? How would we know? Maybe we've simply missed this until now. Probably we've just missed it before.

But how can we be sure of that? It can breathe air or water ... a clearly useful advantage in surviving. Is this proof of Darwin?

1 posted on 07/03/2003 9:37:37 PM PDT by StupidQuestions
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: StupidQuestions
Man, you are hot tonight! When you come up with the answers, let the X generation of my heirs know.
2 posted on 07/03/2003 9:52:30 PM PDT by thegreatbeast (Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson