Why the Oldest Fish in the World Lives in a Desert

The longest-living group of freshwater fish has been discovered... in a desert. Thanks to humans stocking artificial lakes, and to some awesome citizen scientists, we've learned that buffalofish can easily live to a hundred years old. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A, Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=361 https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=363 https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=362 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44328-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-88626-5 Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/brown-bear-catches-sockeye-salmon-after-3-attempts-at-stock-footage/1425973941 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/dead-goldfish-floating-in-a-glass-bowl-stock-footage/1472327620 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117217777 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roosevelt_Dam,_Arizona.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apache_Lake_01.jpg https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12308635 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70758168 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/abstract-geometric-background-on-the-marine-royalty-free-illustration/639264682 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sebastes_ruberrimus_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bigmouth_buffalo_young_feeding_on_zooplankton.ogv#file https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/white-fishes-on-navy-blue-background-royalty-free-illustration/1185842145 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:100_year_old_bigmouth_buffalo.jpg https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13980161 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apache_Lake_Bridge.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigmouth_buffalo_commercial_haul.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/apache-lake-arizona-stock-footage/1473533544 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigmouth_Buffalo.jpg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44328-8 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/fish-pattern-royalty-free-illustration/482193640 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70814331 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ApacheDawn_Big.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smallmouth_buffalo_01.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_OF_HORSE_MESA_RESERVOIR_OR_APACHE_LAKE_-_Horse_Mesa_Dam,_Salt_River,_65_miles_East_of_Phoenix,_Phoenix,_Maricopa_County,_AZ_HAER_ARIZ,7-PHEN.V,3-27.tif https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71080364 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24952342