Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis.

A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the Maluti redfin minnow, a species declared extinct after introduced trout ...

A dozen fish pulled from a South African river sparked years of debate before being confirmed as a new species.

A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...

A newly discovered golden cave fish in southwestern China is giving scientists an unprecedented look at evolution in action.

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