a “blob-headed” fish, and other zoological oddities. “Discovering so many new species of mammals and vertebrates is really incredible, especially in such a human-influenced landscape ...

By Liz Kimbrough Scientists and Indigenous community members documented 27 new-to-science species in Peru’s Alto Mayo region, including four new mammals and a bizarre “blob-headed” fish that was ...

“The blob-headed fish, which is so bizarre and unusual ... particularly benefiting women who are “beginning to learn about human rights.” Researchers are now using the expedition’s ...

and learns it is not a fish. Eventually she names the blob Bob, and eventually Bob the blob turns into Bob the human, with “muscular tree-trunk legs, washboard abs, hips,” great equipment ...

“We were very surprised to find such high biodiversity in a landscape with so much human influence ... for the first time was the “blob-headed” fish, which gets its name from its enlarged ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...

“We were very surprised to find such high biodiversity in a landscape with so much human influence,” said Trond Larsen ... Also described for the first time was the “blob-headed” fish, which gets its ...

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Scientists also encountered a new species of dwarf ...