The decline of South Africa’s freshwater fish mirrors a global trend. A 2021 World Wildlife Fund(WWF) report found that freshwater biodiversity is being lost at twice the rate of forest or ocean ...

The first edition of Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa was published ... offering readers an enriched perspective on South Africa’s freshwater ecosystems. The latest edition includes sections ...

the salinity would be in the region of 0.25 parts per thousand. This is extremely low and the lake must perforce be regarded as a freshwater environment.

Mike Bock Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ...

Snorkeler with cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) in South Africa. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Shelton. Migratory freshwater fish are species that move between different habitats to complete their life ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country's freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent this pollution hazard ...