By Shreya Dasgupta From fish and turtles, to hippos and crocodiles, about 43% of all known large freshwater animal species ...

309 new species of freshwater fish were identified by scientists around the world in 2025, the highest number in a single year since 2017 and third-highest since scientists began keeping records in ...

A newly signed action plan aims to protect the migration cycle of the giant dorado catfish of the Amazon River ...

A global assessment on migratory freshwater fish species, published in March, found that there are 325 species of migratory ...

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found. Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are ...

The southeast United States is a place of unparalleled aquatic biodiversity, harboring 493 fishes (62% of U.S. fish species), at least 269 mussels (91% of U.S. mussel species), and 241 dragonflies and ...

Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the ...

The lakes, streams and ponds you’ve visited for years are likely looking more brown than they used to. And people who are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven types of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas have been listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: ...

The Mekong giant catfish is an endangered freshwater species. Zeb Hogan. Many people are familiar with the epic migrations of zebras and wildebeest across the Serengeti, but some ...

The largest freshwater fish in North America, which was once abundant in California’s major rivers and San Francisco Bay, has declined in numbers to a point that state officials will consider whether ...