More than 300 new species of freshwater fish were identified around the world by scientists last year, the third most in a year since 1758. ● Tampa Bay is facing one of its worst water shortages in ...

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A new species of Amazonian fish, Pyrrhulina punctata, has been discovered in Peru, revealing previously unknown biodiversity ...

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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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Concerning findings about the world's freshwater fish population, 25% are in danger of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It's a ...

The Northern Pike (Esox lucius) belongs to the Kingdom Animalia. It is one of the largest freshwater predators found across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, where it can grow longer than ...

A global update from the leading authority on the status of species shows that climate change is compounding other threats to plants and animals. By Catrin Einhorn A quarter of the world’s freshwater ...

Climate change is rapidly altering freshwater ecosystems — raising temperatures, altering flood pulses and oxygen levels — and driving complex, region-specific changes in how fish grow, migrate and ...

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 ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — A first-of-its-kind study has an alarming conclusion: a quarter of all freshwater fish species could go extinct because of pollution and climate change. Northern Arizona ...