'Highly Abundant': Rare Ice Age Fish Thriving in Loch in Southern Scotland

'Highly abundant': Rare Ice Age fish thriving in loch in southern Scotland

A RARE fish which dates back to the Ice Age is continuing to thrive in a loch where it was introduced after becoming extinct in Scotland, a survey…

Rare Ice Age fish thriving in loch in southern Scotland

Vendace have only been known to exist at four sites across the UK. A rare fish which dates back to the Ice Age is continuing to thrive in a loch where it was introduced after becoming extinct in Scotland, a survey has found. Vendace, said to be the UK’s rarest native freshwater fish, is a northern species which needs cold, deep and well-oxygenated lochs in order to survive. They became extinct in Scotland at some point last century but were intr…

Prehistoric Ice Age fish thriving in Scottish loch

Vendace have only been known to exist at four sites across the UK.

Rare ice age fish thriving at Grey Mare’s Tail

A survey conducted at Grey Mare’s Tail Nature Reserve in Dumfries & Galloway has confirmed that the UK’s rarest freshwater fish continues to thrive at Loch Skeen in the Moffat Hills. Vendace is a northern fish species which dates back to the ice age and requires deep, cold, and well-oxygenated lochs to survive, making Loch Skeen a suitable habitat. The species became extinct in Scotland during the 20th century and has only been known to exist a…