University of Victoria (UVic) biologists have discovered that even closely related fish species make unique and distinctive ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

It seems like it happens all the time. Someone posts photos and misidentifies fish on social media. A fish is not just a fish. You must have some identification skills. I do not expect everyone to be ...

New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of ...

Longfin smelt can be difficult to differentiate from endangered Delta smelt. Here, a longfin smelt is swabbed for genetic identification through a CRISPR tool called SHERLOCK. (Alisha Goodbla/UC Davis ...

Over 50 Triassic coelacanth fossils of mawsoniid, found mislabeled in British museums, show these ancient fish thrived in ...

A small fossil reveals that the largest freshwater fish, Otophysans, emerged in the sea, not in rivers, changing the ...

A tiny desert fish survives in a sun-scorched cavern on the edge of extinction. Here’s how it’s offering scientists a rare ...

Whether a caught fish is released back into the water or removed for consumption depends on more than just the fish species ...