New Fish Species
- All
- News
-
New Species Discovered in Peru’s Alto Mayo Region, Including Blob-Headed Catfish
A recent biodiversity survey in Peru’s Alto Mayo region led to the discovery of 27 new species, including a unique blob-headed bristlemouth armored catfish. The survey, conducted by Conservation International, uncovered new mammals, amphibians, fish, butterflies, and plants, emphasizing the area’s ecological importance. Researchers used innovat...
-
California Announces Plan to Protect Joshua Trees from Wildfires and Climate Change Threats
A new plan released by California's Department of Fish and Wildlife outlines strategies to protect Joshua trees from threats including wildfires, human development and climate change. The plan includes land conservation, wildfire management and relocation of trees where necessary. It aims to safeguard the species for the future amid rising temperat...
-
Scientists Discover Ghostly 'Spookfish' That Prowls Pacific Ocean Floor
Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down.
-
New Species Emerged As Tectonic Plates Shifted: Surprise Discovery
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct.
-
Scientists Find Tiny Fish That Makes Sound As Loud As A Gunshot
The study has been carried out by the scientists at Charite University in Berlin who found that the fish has a unique sound production system.
-
Leonardo DiCaprio Amazed By New Fish Species Found In Kerala. See His Post
In his latest Instagram post, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio shared a report about a new fish species found in Kerala.
-
380 New Species Discovered In This Remote Part Of The World, Say Researchers
The scientists discovered 290 plants, 19 fish species, 24 amphibians, 46 reptiles and one mammal.
-
Scientists Discover New Catfish Species In Kerala
An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no more than 32 millimeters, with no eyes and a blood-red body.
-
Zoological Survey Of India Discovers New Catfish Species In Myanmar
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a new species of catfish in Myanmar, ZSI director Dhriti Banerjee said on Wednesday.
-
Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
-
Rare Baby Ghost Shark Discovered by New Zealand Scientists
Ghost fish are cartilaginous creatures similar to sharks and rays. The cartilaginous nature of their skeletons gives them an eerie, ethereal quality.
-
Faceless Fish Among New And Weird Deep Sea Finds
Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep waters off Australia during a scientific voyage studying parts of the ocean never explored before.
-
Scientists Name New Fish Species After Obama
While scuba diving among the Pacific's deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.
-
Dozens Of Philippine Fish Species In Danger: Study
Dozens of fish species have disappeared or are on the verge of being lost from marine biodiversity hotspot the Philippines, an environmental group said Friday, citing a new study.
-
Fossils Of Two New Giant-Mouthed Fish Species Discovered
Scientists have discovered two new plankton-eating fossil fish species which could swing the jaws open extra wide, like a parachute, and swam the oceans 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet.
-
New Species Discovered in Peru’s Alto Mayo Region, Including Blob-Headed Catfish
A recent biodiversity survey in Peru’s Alto Mayo region led to the discovery of 27 new species, including a unique blob-headed bristlemouth armored catfish. The survey, conducted by Conservation International, uncovered new mammals, amphibians, fish, butterflies, and plants, emphasizing the area’s ecological importance. Researchers used innovat...
-
California Announces Plan to Protect Joshua Trees from Wildfires and Climate Change Threats
A new plan released by California's Department of Fish and Wildlife outlines strategies to protect Joshua trees from threats including wildfires, human development and climate change. The plan includes land conservation, wildfire management and relocation of trees where necessary. It aims to safeguard the species for the future amid rising temperat...
-
Scientists Discover Ghostly 'Spookfish' That Prowls Pacific Ocean Floor
Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down.
-
New Species Emerged As Tectonic Plates Shifted: Surprise Discovery
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct.
-
Scientists Find Tiny Fish That Makes Sound As Loud As A Gunshot
The study has been carried out by the scientists at Charite University in Berlin who found that the fish has a unique sound production system.
-
Leonardo DiCaprio Amazed By New Fish Species Found In Kerala. See His Post
In his latest Instagram post, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio shared a report about a new fish species found in Kerala.
-
380 New Species Discovered In This Remote Part Of The World, Say Researchers
The scientists discovered 290 plants, 19 fish species, 24 amphibians, 46 reptiles and one mammal.
-
Scientists Discover New Catfish Species In Kerala
An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no more than 32 millimeters, with no eyes and a blood-red body.
-
Zoological Survey Of India Discovers New Catfish Species In Myanmar
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a new species of catfish in Myanmar, ZSI director Dhriti Banerjee said on Wednesday.
-
Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
-
Rare Baby Ghost Shark Discovered by New Zealand Scientists
Ghost fish are cartilaginous creatures similar to sharks and rays. The cartilaginous nature of their skeletons gives them an eerie, ethereal quality.
-
Faceless Fish Among New And Weird Deep Sea Finds
Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep waters off Australia during a scientific voyage studying parts of the ocean never explored before.
-
Scientists Name New Fish Species After Obama
While scuba diving among the Pacific's deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.
-
Dozens Of Philippine Fish Species In Danger: Study
Dozens of fish species have disappeared or are on the verge of being lost from marine biodiversity hotspot the Philippines, an environmental group said Friday, citing a new study.
-
Fossils Of Two New Giant-Mouthed Fish Species Discovered
Scientists have discovered two new plankton-eating fossil fish species which could swing the jaws open extra wide, like a parachute, and swam the oceans 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet.
