Nearly one in three freshwater fish species now faces possible extinction, a statistic that reflects mounting pressure on ...

Scientists used AI to analyze 10,631 freshwater fish species and found that stable, connected rivers are critical for survival.

Whether it's redfin pickerel in the Kennebec River or sturgeon in the Great Lakes, nearly one-third of freshwater fish species are facing possible extinction, threatening food supplies, ecosystems and ...

Researchers spent five years developing an AI-based model to protect freshwater fish worldwide from extinction, with a ...

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the Maluti redfin minnow, a species declared extinct after introduced trout ...

The rare fish was last spotted in Victoria, Australia in 1929 North Central CMA A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia. The olive perchlet, a small ...

A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, was rediscovered in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake. The Shortnose ...

A tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat destruction. Moema claudiae, a seasonal killifish unseen for more than 20 ...