Arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and a keystone species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

Certain fish and the Bermuda Triangle are linked in an underwater enigma that defied explanation for years, but recent ...

Seafood Watch, a nonprofit organization run by the Monterey Bay Aquarium ... on fish farms in Vietnam. Swai production in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the largest freshwater fish farming ...

Threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and unsustainable water use are pushing rivers, lakes, and wetlands ...

In a study published in the journal Biological Conservation, about 85% of blue stingrays lost ... of Toronto filmed freshwater stingrays munching on soft fish, shrimp, and hard-shelled dragonfly ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide would lack their prime source of protein without freshwater fish. Yet the lakes ...

Hong Kong health authorities have issued a warning about the potential dangers of raw freshwater fish after 40 people contracted a deadly bacterial infection linked to the food. The Centre for ...

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 ...

Some Hong Kong seafood suppliers have suffered a 30 per cent drop in business amid fears over a potentially deadly bacterial infection linked to raw freshwater fish, a sector leader has said ...

Freshwater fish and shellfish, a staple in many diets, often contain high levels of these “forever chemicals”. The researcher team examined fish and shellfish species collected from ponds ...

Tilapia, a mild-tasting, easy-to-find freshwater fish with a flaky texture, has the lead in this simple taco recipe adapted from Cook’s Country magazine. Seasoned with Mexican spices ...