Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of ...

The survival of the giant catfish—one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world—underscores the urgent need to protect the river's free-flowing connectivity, a statement by the ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new research.

Researchers say they caught three Mekong giant catfish, one of the rarest and largest freshwater fish in the world. These fish, when caught, are not bound for a market. Researchers have been ...

The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...

some weighing more than 120 kg (265 lbs), has raised hopes of a revival of a critically endangered species that is among the world's largest freshwater fish. Three adult giant catfish were caught ...

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.