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Manjuari a critically endangered fish in Cuba

With a lineage that stretches back over 140 million years, this ancient species now clings to survival in an increasingly fragile ecosystem.

According to a report by Reuters, the species, known scientifically as Atractosteus tristoechus, has been listed as "critically endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list since 2020.

Cuban biologist Andres Hurtado holds a manjuari, a critically endangered fish according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),

The manjuarí, a prehistoric fish revered as a natural treasure of Cuba, is on the verge of extinction within the Zapata Swamp, the largest wetland in the Caribbean according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

A worker at a hydrobiological station hatchery uses a fish net to catch a manjuari

Source: Reuters

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