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At first glance, a pet fish is a piece of cake. Yes, they are very chill pets compared to dogs and cats, but setting up their environment is where a lot of people flounder (lol!). For this reason, we ...

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

Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), also known as the giant river prawn and giant tiger prawn, is a close relative to marine shrimp. They are one of over 950 species in the Palaemonidae ...

Want to start an aquarium but don’t want tricky fish to take care of? Small freshwater fish are perfect. They are colourful, lively, and fun to watch. They make your tank look full of life without ...

Southeast Asia’s Mekong River is one of the world’s most diverse and productive freshwater ecosystems, home to more than ...

Thousands of fish species are facing "catastrophic" decline — threatening the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. New research shows that ...

A new global study reveals an average 81% decline in migratory freshwater fish populations between 1970 and 2020. Habitat loss, degradation and overfishing are the main threats to migratory fish, ...

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