Medieval European fishermen first took to the open seas in about AD1.000 as a result of a sharp decline in large freshwater fish, scientists have suggested. They say the decline was probably the ...

Catfish is the second largest (after the beluga) fish in Europe and the largest freshwater fish on the continent. It can ...

The World's Forgotten Fishes report is a celebration of freshwater fishes – and it’s a call to action too. Rivers, lakes and wetlands are among the most biodiverse places on earth. They cover less ...

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, or even if ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...