Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found. Large-bodied migratory species such as Atlantic salmon are thriving ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have successfully assembled the chromosomal-level genome of the critically endangered ...

Looking to add some diversity to your fish tank? Turn your attention to freshwater crustaceans. Not only are these ...

The study, "Climate warming drives population trajectories of freshwater fish" published in PNAS, was based on a dataset of over 10,000 time series and included over 600 species of fishes. Climate ...

Parasites play a fundamental role in freshwater ecosystems, influencing the health and dynamics of fish populations. With the ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and ...

Virtually everyone in North America lives within relatively close proximity to a body of fresh water that holds a variety of fish species. So it's no surprise fishing in these freshwater creeks ...

A lizard with a name that sounds like it could star in Game of Thrones, a soft furred hedgehog, a high-altitude crocodile ...

Freshwater fish populations near the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts due to climate change. Warming temperatures are creating new habitats at the poleward edges of their ranges, ...

Scientists typically wait to reveal new discoveries until a species is officially described as a new species – a ...

A chill ran down the writer’s spine upon witnessing the massive armoured catfish and African catfish caught by the Slingshot ...

The shortnose cisco, a species of freshwater whitefish, likely went extinct in the Great Lakes during the 1980s, scientists ...