The construction of dams blocked the animal's migratory habits and its reproduction
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The first extinct species of 2020: a fish up to seven meters long
The first extinct species of 2020: a fish up to seven meters long
The first extinct species of 2020: a fish up to seven meters long
The construction of dams blocked the animal's migratory habits and its reproduction
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The year 2020 opens its doors with the alarming confirmation of a new extinct species: the giant Chinese oarfish up to seven meters long. The animal, Psephurus gladius, lived on the Yangtze River, the third longest in the world at more than 6,300 kilometers and the cradle of more than 400 different species. Since 2009, the call “king of freshwater fish” shows no signs of life, but scientists waited for clearer evidence before giving it up for lost.