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Scientists find 24 species in Suriname

Updated: 2007-06-05 05:50

In this photograph released by Conservation International on Monday, June 4, 2007, a fish of the genus Guyanancistrus is shown in this 2005 file photo, during an expedition in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname. Scientists said Monday that they have discovered 24 new species of wildlife, including this unique species of dwarf catfish, called 'big mouth' by its discoverers, due to the unusually large size of its mouth.[AP]