Whether a caught fish is released back into the water or removed for consumption depends on more than just the fish species and size. Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and ...

Deep in the vast rivers and flooded forests of the Amazon Basin, there lives a fish that appears to be prehistoric in both size and appearance. The arapaima, also called the “pirarucu,” is one of the ...

A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two back-to-back ...

The swordtail is a beginner-friendly tropical fish species. This hardy fish comes in various vibrant colors and can be kept in a freshwater tank as small as 10 gallons. These traits make swordtails ...