Fish rank as the most diverse group of vertebrates in the world. Scientists recognize over 37,000 distinct species, with many more waiting to be discovered. Most fish fall into the ray-finned group of ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently ...

Freshwater game fish in the U.S. now carry an exotic flatworm that can infect humans More than 90% of game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass tested carried the flatworms, called trematodes People ...

Most of the seafood Americans eat comes from abroad — and that means they’re exposed to a higher level of “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, through contaminated fish, according to a new study released ...