In a river of southern China, a “slender” creature with “tiny scales” under its skin paused to rest along the gravel riverbed. Its coloring helped it blend in, but not well enough. Nearby scientists ...

Researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Homatula gelao, or the Gelao loach. Several views of a Homatula gelao, or Gelao loach fish. Photos from Xiao, Guo, Cao, Lin ...

Researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Homatula gelao, or the Gelao loach. Gelao loach fish have “elongated” bodies, reaching over 5 inches in length, the study said.

Dashahe Nature Reserve was established in 1984. With a total area of 26,990 hectares, it is a forest ecosystem nature reserve ...