He studies minnows—how they interact with each other and their habitat, which seemed particularly important to a fragile species like the laurel dace. The Conservation Institute had already planned to ...

Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis. Zoosystematics and Evolution Zoosystematics and Evolution A research team looking for ...

White cloud minnows are colorful and strong freshwater fish. This adaptable species lives happily in community tanks, small spaces, and outdoor ponds. These traits make them excellent pets for ...

Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict how minnows are collected from the state’s waterways. (Getty Images) An Indiana bill up for debate intends to crack down on what some ...

Researchers have discovered a new fish species found nowhere else in the world except a 3- to 4-mile stretch of stream in a remote region of southern Russia. Phoxinus ayukensis is a “super ...

That’s one big minnow. An angler from Lexington, Virginia, reeled in a 3-pound, 13.9-ounce fallfish — the largest native minnow in the eastern United States — earlier this spring. The fish measured 19 ...

The new minnow species, Phoxinus kottelati, is able to change its color pattern during spawning, according to a study. Photo by Fouad Abou-Rizk. In the cold waters of northwestern Turkey’s lowland ...