Indigenous fisherwoman finds ‘lost’ spinach pipefish, not seen by science in 40 years
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Thu, 10 September 2026Wed, 16 September 2026
What it is about
Mongabay Spoorthy RamanRhett Ayers ButlerJerrica AgebigoGuinea Binatang Research CentreFreshwater Fish Specialist GroupPapua New Guinea University Of TechnologyPapua New GuineaEast Sepik, East Sepik, Papua New GuineaHamburg, Hamburg, GermanySepik, Sandaun, Papua New GuineaImbando, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
mongabay.com
Times of India
10 Sept, 10:52over 6 days16 Sept, 10:30
How it spread - 2 original reports
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- mongabay.com10:52first to report
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On the final day of a two-week expedition, where researchers were searching for a “lost” species along Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River, Helen Asu arrived with two small, greenish-brown fish. She had caught them while fishing for prawns […]
Wed, 16 September 2026
1 report- Times of India10:30