Beijing spined loaches are considered “small,” reaching less than 3 inches in length, the study said. They have “slender,” ...

Native to the Gila River basin, the loach minnow and spikedace are adapted to the beautiful yet vulnerable ecology of southwestern desert rivers. These rare, pint-sized fish are just two of many river ...

Native to the Gila River basin, the loach minnow and spikedace are adapted to the beautiful yet vulnerable ecology of southwestern desert rivers. These rare, pint-sized fish are just two of many river ...

The results? They’d discovered a new species: Cobitis beijingensis, or the Beijing spined loach. A Cobitis beijingensis, or Beijing spined loach. Photo from Sun, Li, Li, Hao, Sheng and Zhao ...