2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival, providing the majority of people's drinking water. The ecosystems are home to more than 40 percent of the world's fish species.

An Invincible Personality' Of the 17 freshwater fish species known to Lake Lanao, 15 have been declared extinct and two are critically endangered or possibly extinct, according to the list.

That sort of defines me.” All of George’s fish are endangered Rift Lake cichlids: colorful, freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes of East Africa. Inside his 42 tanks, expertly squeezed ...

"The threatened list is a long way behind, it's in catch-up mode," he said. "In 2020 they only had about 40 species of freshwater fish, now they have 63." Adding the 35 identified species to the ...

A 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish, Ferruaspis brocksi, was discovered in Australia, marking the first fossil freshwater smelt (order Osmeriformes) found in the region.