Four different fish. On the left, a flattened fish, which is a stingray. At the top, two small golder fish, which are from Geographic Photo Ark. Below them, a fish with a long, thin, downward-pointing mouth, which is an elephant fish. On the right, a large scaly fish, swimming towards us, which is a Jullien's golden carp.
Stingray by Zeb Hogan. Small golden fish from National Geographic Photo Ark by Joel Sartore. Elephant Fish by Oliver Lucanus. Jullien’s golden carp from Bristol Zoological Society

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We are the IUCN SSC Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. Established in 2004 our mission is to be the global forum for people pursuing the conservation of freshwater fishes. We work globally, split across 17 regions and representing over 160 members.

FFSG Annual Report 2023 Published
Indigenous method used for freshwater fish conservation efforts
White Sturgeon receives California State Protection
Shade cloth and poisonous dust: how the red-finned blue-eye was brought back from the brink
FFSG Spring Newsletter

Forty Fishes in Freefall

Many fish are Critically Endangered

Montage of nine critically endangered fish species

Fish + Community

woman in a mask underwater with various fishes.
Copyright Jeremy Shelton

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FFSG Spring Newsletter 2024 Cover. Banner is a small, dark, irridescent fish with an apparently continuous fin around the body and tail, striped in greens, black and blue. It is Parosphromenus alfredi by Wentian Shi
Updates on what is going on in the wonderful world of freshwater fish.