Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking.

A new species of fish, Lacustricola gemma, or the gem lampeye fish, was discovered in a shrinking pond in the Democratic ...

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.

Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something about it caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a new species.