Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 24th, 2009 A living fossil
called Rasbora steineri was first discovered in a river near
Tiechang Village, Guangdong Province, China, by the Fishers
Research Institute of Dongguan (FRID), as reported by a new
Chinese Web site. According to FRID’s director, Mr. Huang, the
Rasbora steineri is an ancient fish, appearing in the Tertiary
Period, between 23 and 65 million years ago. “It was accidental
for us to discover Rasbora steineri. When members of the Team of
Fish Resource Survey were classifying and studying the fish
they’d caught, they discovered that one little fish had the
features of Rasbora steineri,” Huang said. “We were not quite
sure, however, as only one was caught. We specifically targeted
them the second time out. We caught a dozen Rasbora steineri and
found another population of the same species in the surrounding
waters. We brought them back, carefully identified them, and at
last confirmed that they are indeed Rasbora steineri,” he said.
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