Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. In a global study, scientists analyzed long-term data ...

A colorful reef fish from the Maldives is the first new-to-science species to be described by a Maldivian scientist. Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa has been named by Ahmed Najeeb, a biologist from the ...

The World's Forgotten Fishes report is a celebration of freshwater fishes – and it’s a call to action too. Rivers, lakes and wetlands are among the most biodiverse places on earth. They cover less ...

Tuna, opah, and billfishes such as marlins and swordfish are among the 0.1% of fish species that are warm-blooded. Evidence by an international team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

A team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has discovered a new species of fish—a member of the eelpout family—that lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Costa ...