From unknown to icon: The Agulhas redfin’s ancient journey in South Africa’s rivers – The Mail & Guardian

From unknown to icon: The Agulhas redfin’s ancient journey in South Africa’s rivers – The Mail & Guardian

A small freshwater fish species has been slowly evolving — nameless and unknown — in the rivers at Africa’s southernmost tip. Now, at last, the only redfin living in this region not only has a name but has been formally described. The redfins found in the Heuningnes River system, including the Nuwejaars River and its tributaries around the towns of Bredasdorp, Elim and Agulhas, have now been officially named Pseudobarbus agulhas — the Agulhas re…