In southeastern Brazil, researchers discovered a new species named Rineloricaria buckupi, or Buckup’s whiptail catfish, in the rivers near Rio de Janeiro. This “armored” catfish, covered in body ...

Stone snail-crushers, like all other Labrochromis found in Lake Victoria, are known as “mouthbrooding care giver (s),” ...

The specimens were showing up at commercial fish markets as bycatch along with other bottom-dwelling species “caught by anglers in deep waters off northern Taiwan,” according to a study published May ...

Once native to New York, these four fish no longer live here according to a recently updated list of imperiled species compiled by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. DEC’s ...

The House passed a measure Thursday that would take a California fish species, longfin smelt, off the endangered species list. The measure’s sponsor said the aim is to overturn a “misguided ...

Deemed the northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) because of its unforgettable head that resembles a snake and its python-like coloration and pattern, MDC Invasive Species Ecologist Angela ...

But for some species, there is still hope. A community of rare fish enthusiasts collect endangered species of freshwater fish from the lakes and springs of East Africa, Mexico and elsewhere ...

This find is making fish-tory. A rare fish species thought to have gone extinct in the early 20th century was recorded three times in 2024 by researchers in India, according to a newly published ...

Scientists have been searching for the species since it disappeared in 1933. Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

After noticing a fish with striking red stripes under its eyes, Chinese scientists knew they’d identified a new species. The fish — a species of tilefish — appears to be wearing red face paint and ...

SACRAMENTO — A fish species that's been gone for more than 50 years is now making a comeback. The pond at Granite Regional Park is the new home of the long-lost aquatic species, the Sacramento ...