Scientists have found that Danionella cerebrum – a tiny fish endemic to Myanmar – produces the loudest sound for its size of any fish – over 140 decibels. It does this striking cartilage against its swim bladderRead all about it BBC Video
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FOUND! Rediscovery of leopard barbel in Türkiye spurs hope in the midst of global freshwater fish decline
News from SHOAL January 9th, 2024 On the heels of the news that 25% of freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, a team of ichthyologists in Türkiye (Turkey) has rediscovered hope in the shape of a carp-like, spotted fish — the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) — in the Turkish section of the Tigris River. […]
State of the World’s Freshwater Fish Species
Today IUCN announces the completion of the first comprehensive assessment of the world’s freshwater fish species, revealing that 25% (3,086 out of 14,898 assessed species) are at risk of extinction. At least 17% of threatened freshwater fish species are affected by climate change, including decreasing water levels, rising sea levels causing seawater to move up […]
New FFSG Newsletter!
Thanks to the support of FFSG members, FFSG we are delighted to share the first FFSG Newsletter in several years. If you are interested in news about freshwater fish conservation and science, please see here: https://freshwaterfish.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FFSG-Newsletter-2023-Issue-1.pdf and keep an eye on this page for the next FFSG Newsletter planned for Spring 2024
Rajeev Raghavan awarded the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Medal
FFSG are proud to announce that FFSG South Asia Regional Chair and Red List Coordinator (Asia and Oceania) Professor Rajeev Raghavan was awarded the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Medal this year to recognise his exceptional advances in the study of fish biology, the first year that the medal was awarded to someone from […]
Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain
A new paper has just been published in Aquatic Conservation by Andy D. Nunn, Rachel F. Ainsworth, Silas Walton, Colin W. Bean, Tristan W. Hatton-Ellis, Andy Brown, Rob Evans, Allison Atterborne, Dave Ottewell, Richard A.A. Noble Nunn, A.D., Ainsworth, R.F., Walton, S., Bean, C.W., Hatton-Ellis, T.W., Brown, A. et al. (2023). Extinction risks and threats […]
All Newsletters now uploaded
All the existing newsletters are now available for download. Two annual reports have also been added.
New FFSG Website
We’re working on a new website for the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. You will see it change gradually from a site apparently about cakes to one about fish – we do not intend to make fishcakes! Keep checking back to see what we’ve added