New speciesJust discovered by science
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3 checked · none waiting · searched again every morning FishNamed Sept 2026 · Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(4)
Laimosemion laranja
A tiny new killifish from forest streams of the lower Rio Cajari in Amapá, Brazil. Males have grey flanks with rows of orange dots and orange chevrons, and an orange dorsal fin with blue spots. The scientists rate it Endangered: it is known from only three places, threatened by deforestation, old mining pools and pollution.
- Where
- Lower Rio Cajari, Amapá, Brazil (Amazon basin)
- Size
- About 2.7 cm body length, without tail (largest male)
- Home
- Clear, gently flowing pools beside forest streams, sand or mud bottom, floating plants
- Status
- Endangered (assessed by the authors)
Relatives you can keep: Gardner's killifish · Lyretail killifish · Clown killifish
Not in shops: newly named species are usually not for sale, and some are protected where they live.
Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026 FishNamed 27 Apr 2026 · Neotropical Ichthyology 24(1)
Leptorhamdia kamilai
A new small catfish from central Brazil with a pale yellowish collar behind the head, a mark no close relative has. It hides in leaf litter on muddy river bottoms about 1.5 m deep, so the scientists had to dive and dig through the mud to find it.
- Where
- Upper Arinos and Juruena rivers (Tapajós basin) and Aripuanã river (Madeira basin), Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Size
- Up to 9.2 cm body length, without tail
- Home
- Leaf-litter banks on muddy river bottoms
Not in shops: newly named species are usually not for sale, and some are protected where they live.
Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026 FishNamed Mar 2026 · Journal of Fish Biology
Pyrrhulina punctata
A new small pyrrhulina, a cousin of the splashing tetra and the pencilfish, from slow streams of the Tigre River basin in the Peruvian Amazon. All known places where it lives are inside protected forest, including Pucacuro National Reserve.
- Where
- Tigre River basin, Loreto, Peru
- Size
- Unknown (small; not given in the sources we checked)
- Home
- Slow-moving forest streams
Relatives you can keep: Splashing tetra · Pencilfish · Coral red pencilfish
Not in shops: newly named species are usually not for sale, and some are protected where they live.
Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026 
