A Handfish Species Has Been Declared Extinct, Setting A Grim Marine Precedent
The legato handfish ( Sympterichthys unipennis ) is formally no more , declare out by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) . Although extinctions are now tragically common , this one is notable because it is the first marine fish species to be consider a “ modern extinction ” , that is with specimen collected in historical time rather than only being known from fossils ....