Scientists Capture First-Ever Footage of Rare Fish Climbing Waterfalls: 'These Findings Highlight the Importance of Field Observations'

Scientists capture first-ever footage of rare fish climbing waterfalls: 'These findings highlight the importance of field observations'

A recently released video shows stunning behavior by a cluster of rare fish. It's the first time the species has ever been observed in such a large group. In November 2024, military police in Brazil spotted a school of bumblebee catfish scaling slippery rocks behind waterfalls standing between 1 and 4 meters high, according to Phys.org. A team of scientists came a week later to observe the unique sight, capturing it on camera. Researchers aren't…

Scientists capture rare video of bumblebee catfish climbing waterfalls in Brazil

In November 2024, members of Brazil’s environmental military police and scientists observed a “massive aggregation” of small catfish making their way up waterfalls in Brazil. These first-of-their-kind observations of the rare bumblebee catfish likely migrating upstream to spawn were published in a recent paper. The researchers’ video footage shows thousands of bumblebee catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranensis), […]