A new species of Big-headed fish discovered

Researchers find the mini fish with a large head. Fish with a disproportionate head and body was found in the river of Idaho and Montana, USA.

The cedar sculpin, characterized by a disproportionately large head and previously unknown to scientists has been found in mountain rivers of Idaho and Montana in what biologists said on Thursday marked a rare discovery. (Picture from: http://www.scienceworldreport.com/)

As reported by NBC news, on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, biologists say that this rare fish is a new species. This animal is a species of freshwater fish, which live in the North American heavy river flow. This fish is known for its large head structure.

"The findings of the new fish that I never expected happened in my career, because it is very rare in the United States," said Michael Young, a researcher. He discovered this fish while doing genetic research on the fish that found in the upper Columbia River.

Photos provide a top, side and bottom view of the male cedar sculpin, a newly described fish species found in mountain rivers. (Picture from: http://www.nbcnews.com/)

Not unexpectedly, the researchers initially were not sure that they find a fish which had never seen by humans before. Of the genetic testing and inspection shows that this fish is different from other fish that have been identified by scientists before.

This species is precisely found in the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe river in northern Idaho and the Clark Fork river, Montana. This rare fish called Cedar Sculpin. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NBC NEWS]

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