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

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

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

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 ...

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

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

This guide called Indiana Pond Fish, Species Identification Card Set identifies commonly stocked fish and problem fish that may be encountered in Indiana ponds. It includes full-color pictures and ...

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

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 ...

Planning on snorkeling in Maui? Molokini Crater is just off the coast of Maui and is one of the top Maui snorkeling spots.

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