Amazon fish contaminated with toxic metals threaten riverine communities' health

For riverside communities along the Amazon, fish is not a menu choice—it is a lifeline. Millions of people in the Brazilian ...
WRAL

Newly discovered Amazonian fish are already threatened

Two new colorful species of fish have been found in Brazil's Amazon Basin -- and they are already at risk of disappearing due to extinction. The fish belong to a subfamily called South American ...
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Scientists make disturbing new findings that could impact life in the future: 'This will affect more than just the fish'

What happens when climate change and pesticide pollution collide? Ecosystems suffer, local businesses struggle, and communities face real risks. But aquatic solutions are emerging to protect Amazonian ...
Mongabay

Amazonian expedition searches out rare ‘fish from the clouds’

Researchers carried out a massive survey in the Brazilian Amazon for so-called annual rivulids, a family of fish whose eggs survive in a hibernation state during drought and then hatch when it rains — ...
Yahoo

Experts raise red flags over alarming new threat that could devastate the Amazon: 'The ecosystem as a whole loses resilience'

Amazonian fish are facing an alarming new threat. A series of extreme droughts is drying up the region's rivers and wetlands — and scientists say the consequences could be devastating for both ...
Mongabay

The rare Amazonian fish that scientists seek to better study

Researchers recently conducted an extensive survey in the Brazilian Amazon to study annual rivulids, a family of fish known for their remarkable ability to survive droughts by entering a dormant state ...

How an unlikely all-female clonal fish species copied and pasted itself free from extinction

The tiny Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) has always fascinated researchers because, according to the rules of evolution, it ...
SUNY-ESF

ESF Scientist Reports New Species of Giant Amazonian Fish

A new species of the giant fish arapaima has been discovered from the central Amazon in Brazil, raising questions about what other species remain to be discovered and highlighting the potential for ...
CBS News

Severe droughts threaten sustainable catch of the Amazon's giant fish, the giant pirarucu

Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu. In Brazil´s Amazonas ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Fishes of the Amazon

Current methods of identifying fish species require scientists to examine specimens through a microscope or conduct DNA testing. But what if identification could be achieved simply by taking a cell ...
Nature

Tefé Ornamental Amazonian Fish Limited

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...