It’s an extraordinary fact: 51% of all known species of fish live in freshwater - 18,075 species. And more are being discovered all the time. But few people have any idea of the unimaginable diversity ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

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.

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 ...

Mussel shells provide living space for insects and plants, and empty shells serve as nesting sites for small fish like darters. Unfortunately, for all their allure, freshwater mussels are the most ...

Fresh water keeps us healthy in our bodies and minds. The water we rely on is also essential to an amazing array of animals and plants from the top to the bottom of the food web: fish, turtles, ...

Freshwater ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of terrestrial aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes and ponds. It includes the community ecology of these ecosystems, as well as ...

Health authorities said the 40 people infected with Group B streptococcus were spread across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, and the vast majority of patients had touched raw freshwater fish before ...

A 300kg (661lb) stingray caught in the Mekong river in Cambodia is the biggest freshwater fish ever documented, scientists say. It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant ...

The price-value anomaly is obvious to consumers as they hasten to buy Chinese freshwater bargains. Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today.

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau on Saturday warned people not to touch freshwater fish with their bare hands, after an outbreak of a deadly infection linked to fish. The Centre for Health Protection ...

Hong Kong’s health minister, Lo Chung-mau, has urged residents to be careful when handling freshwater fish after 27 people were infected with the potentially deadly Group B Streptococcus.