The study’s authors urge increased investment in research to address data deficiency, particularly in groups like freshwater mollusks. Banner image of discus fish by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

We describe how the system is being used to provide freshwater fish data to a national conservation decision-support tool—The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) National ...

Warning: Mercury in Maine freshwater fish may harm the babies of pregnant and nursing mothers, and young children. It's hard to believe that fish that looks, smells, and tastes fine may not be safe to ...

Freshwater ecosystems, though they occupy less than 1% of Earth’s surface, are incredibly rich in biodiversity. They provide habitats for more than 10% of all known species, making them critical to ...

Did you know the bigmouth buffalo is the longest living freshwater fish on the planet, often surviving for over a century? And did you know they hold the potential to provide insights into our own ...

Key to Parasites of Freshwater Fish of the U.S.S.R. Compiled by I. E. Bykhovskaya-Pavlovskaya et al. Translated from the Russian. Pp. viii + 919. (Jerusalem : Israel Program for Scientific ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of three levels of lipids in the diet on growth, metabolism, and intestinal and hepatic histopathology in discus fish (Symphysodon ...