It has been the biggest and most comprehensive attempt ever to answer that age-old question – how many fish are there in the sea? Published today, a 10-year study of the diversity, distribution and ...

Scientific name for fish: Have you ever thought about why a goldfish has a Latin name like Carassius auratus? If you look into the world of aquatic life, you'll see that each type of fish, from the ...

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

"It's just a little fish, not very colourful - there's not much interest in terms of global conservation," explains Gerardo Garcia. The species that the Chester Zoo conservationist is talking about - ...