Native to the waters of Indonesia, a clown loach is a tropical freshwater fish that is part of the Cobitidae family. Named ...

Freshwater mussels are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the world — over 80 species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and >20 species have recently gone extinct. As such, ...

Freshwater ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of terrestrial aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes and ponds. It includes the community ecology of these ecosystems, as well as ...

The price-value anomaly is obvious to consumers as they hasten to buy Chinese freshwater bargains. Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today.

Fresh water keeps us healthy in our bodies and minds. The water we rely on is also essential to an amazing array of animals and plants from the top to the bottom of the food web: fish, turtles, ...

Series of paleomaps visualising the geographical and chronological aspects of the main events during the evolutionary history of the freshwater fish family Nemacheilidae across Eurasia. A red star ...

Freshwater habitats face a multitude of threats, but it's not too late to save these environments. 2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival, providing the majority of ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

Freshwater is our most precious natural resource, but high demand and limited supply threaten freshwater ecosystems and ensure that human societies will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity ...

The team’s research was inspired by the unusual breathing of the loach, a freshwater fish. When Takebe and his team were studying the respiration methods of various creatures to develop ...

A report has warned of a "catastrophic" decline in freshwater fish, with nearly a third threatened by extinction. Conservation groups said 80 species were known to have gone extinct, 16 in the ...