Although freshwater environments, from creeks to rivers, brim with more than 10,000 species of fish, we may never get the chance to see many of these mysterious creatures as their populations decline.

Around a third of freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction. Through photography, South African biologist Jeremy Shelton hopes to inspire conservation of these ecosystems.

BANGKOK (AP) — The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United ...

So about 70% of giant freshwater fish globally are threatened with extinction, and all of the Mekong species.” In this photo provided by FISHBIO taken on June 14, 2022, ...

For years, Heinz Machacek has kept records of big freshwater fish on his website. ... A vintage 1911 photo of a 105-pound Murray Cod from Australia. (Photo/Heinz Machacek) Record Weight: 105 pounds.

Many of the country’s native fish species are threatened by habitat loss and pollution while the spread of invasive aliens is ...

This photo shows Adam Faatz of Hawthorne, NJ with his state record in the archery category caught at Greenwood Lake on May 19, 2014. The fish was 42" long and had a girth of 32".

Tons of dead fish fill a river near Volos, Greece, Aug. 29. (Vaggelis Kousioras/AP) A mass cleanup effort is underway in Greece after more than 100 tons of dead freshwater fish were discovered ...

Catfish is a freshwater fish that is native to Louisiana. There are several different types of catfish including blue, channel and flathead. According to NOAA Fisheries, a catfish can weigh from a ...

A Cambodian fisherman caught a 661-pound stingray, which set the record for the world's largest known freshwater fish and earned him a $600 reward.