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Freshwater ecosystems are rich but fragile. Of the new fish species discovered, many are critically endangered ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The new fish species come from five continents and a diversity of habitats, including limestone caves, peat swamps, wetlands and rivers. Most are ...

Hello folks, today we're jigging up a less-common, yet still fantastic fish, the freshwater sheepshead. We're drifting along Lake Erie here in southern Ontario using the flexi-jig baited up with ...

Every aquarium owner hopes for one thing. A perfectly clean tank that somehow takes care of itself. It sounds ideal, but ...

Deep in the Amazon River lives one of the strangest fish parenting stories in nature. This giant freshwater fish produces a ...

"Eating invasive species can help protect native animals and plants." ...

Imagine serving your guests a rich, aromatic gumbo — the kind that fills the kitchen with warmth and draws everyone to the table. Now imagine telling them the star protein tastes like rabbit, costs ...

It's the smallest winner to date, the first freshwater fish to take out the title, and so obscure it was only discovered in 1998.

The colourful Napit Koi (Badis badis) may be tiny, but it plays an important ecological role in the wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh ...

Southwest Florida has a springtime secret: a 'Blue Period' when rare blue wildflowers bloom. Discover where and when to find ...

Which fish can generate electricity? Learn about the electric fish that produces electric shocks, how it generates electricity, where it lives and interesting facts about electric fish.