In a world where most freshwater fish are lucky to see a decade, one species quietly pushes past 100 and can reach 120 years ...

First comprehensive assessment of the world’s freshwater fish species reveals that 25% are at risk of extinction. Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from freshwater fishes to ...

Southeast Asia’s Mekong River is one of the world’s most diverse and productive freshwater ecosystems, home to more than ...

Over 3,200 freshwater fish species have been recorded in Africa, with 28 new freshwater fish species described in 2024 alone. Africa has the world's highest per capita catch of freshwater fish: 2.56 ...

A new global study reveals an average 81% decline in migratory freshwater fish populations between 1970 and 2020. Habitat loss, degradation and overfishing are the main threats to migratory fish, ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate freshwater ecosystems. The new species, Acronichthys maccognoi, shows early ...