Totally random and not pet related but I just learned that the genus Amia has been separated into two extant species! There was previously only one, Amia calva, the bowfin, but after genetic work last year it was separated into two species, with the new one being Amia ocellicauda, the eyespot bowfin.
I found this out by logging into iNaturalist and seeing that people were going nuts with the ID on my bowfin observation. These pictures are from 2019, this huge dude swam up to me and let me take a few pictures! You can see the pronounced eyespot in the second picture.
I just thought it was neat that I took pictures of a “new” species before it was even named haha. Really wish I had my GoPro back then so I could have gotten some cool underwater shots of this big guy!
It’s cold and frozen outside so here’s a video from July I forgot to post! Saw a ton of these tiny little dudes darting around in the shallows. It was almost impossible to see them unless they moved first because they blended in so well. Super neat looking little fish!