So in case you bump into one, yes, you can eat snakehead fish, but here are a few things you should know before you do.

The ‘megafish’ living in southeast Asia’s Mekong River once faced extinction. A new rapid response system is helping reverse ...

Fish that live in rivers, ditches, and streams are better able to withstand warming water than fish in the sea. This is the conclusion of research by ecologist Wilco Verberk of Radboud University. "It ...

Europe’s rivers are carrying a quiet conservation warning. With nearly six in ten native freshwater fish species now of ...

A fisherman in Cambodia snagged the rights to a true fish tale last week, landing what turned out to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught. The giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With some populations aged in their 70s on average and new ...

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Eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study finds. The equivalent ...

People in Chicago fishing on Lake Michigan on December 25, 2021. The new study found particularly high levels of PFAS in fish from the Great Lakes. Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune / Tribune ...

A colourful aquarium always catches the eye. Most people go for gold or blue fish, but red fish bring a special warmth and ...

Some fish swim in synchrony. Others, it turns out, breathe in synchrony. This is true for arapaimas, an obligate air-breathing species living in the Amazon. A new study in Communications Biology, led ...

A rapid-response hotline in the Mekong region is helping rescue giant freshwater fish when they are caught by fishers. The ...