They took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Beaufortia granulopinna, or the grainy-finned loach fish. Grainy-finned loach fish can reach just ...

But at night, those tadpoles are at risk. Researchers studying the stream lifted the rocks to find loach fish lurking in the crevices, according to a study published Sept. 10 in the peer-reviewed ...

Several views of a Homatula gelao, or Gelao loach fish. Photos from Xiao, Guo, Cao, Lin, Deng, Xiao, Zhou, Zhang and Fang (2025) Gelao loach fish have “elongated” bodies, reaching over 5 ...

The stream was part of a larger “hotspot” for Oxynoemacheilus, or loach fish. During their visits, researchers found several unfamiliar-looking fish with “blunt” snouts, the study said.