Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on ...

The Amazon sailfin catfish is characterised by a body covered with bony plates and a thick, armoured structure. Native to Latin America, it is popular around the world as an aquarium fish but is also ...

Thousands of fish species — about 2,500 of them named — call the Amazon River home, but scientists estimate nearly half of the marine creatures lurking in the massive stretch of water remain ...

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 ...

Scientists in the Colombian Amazon have identified a tiny freshwater fish species called Priocharax rex, measuring just 0.8 inches in length. This discovery is significant as it represents the largest ...

A massive Amazonian fish yields the unique and once overlooked leather prized by luxury brands and Texas cowboys.

Nearly one-third of the fish in the Brazilian Amazon state of Amapa have such high levels of mercury caused by illegal mining that they are dangerous for human consumption, according to a new study.

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