At present, 63 freshwater fish species are on Australia's national list of species declared as threatened under federal environmental law. We identified 35 more species that should be listed ...

Three-quarters of Australia’s freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient ...

A Miocene fish fossil with soft tissue and intact pigmentation has been discovered in New South Wales, revealing prehistoric ...

These unique fish are usually ... Some species of pufferfish live in fresh water or in brackish water, where fresh water from lakes and rivers meets ocean salt water. Freshwater pufferfish.

Conservation efforts are struggling to restore its dwindling numbers. As Australia's largest freshwater fish, Murray cod can grow up to 5.9 feet and weigh over 220 pounds. Its distinctive greenish ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved ... Researchers unearthed the fossilized freshwater fish, named Ferruaspis brocksi, at the McGraths ...

So how are these national treasures faring? To find out, we undertook the first comprehensive assessment of Australia’s freshwater fish species. We examined extinction risks and drivers of ...

Three-quarters of Australia’s freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient ...