For decades, the coelacanthexisted only in fossil records—until one turned up in a South African fishing net. It was 1938 when a museum curator in East London noticed an unfamiliar fish in a haul from ...

This marks the first documented case of such an infection in the fossil record. “These juvenile mussels attach themselves to the gills or tails of fish to hitch rides up and down streams ...

Scientists have long wondered exactly when smelt and related species arrived in Australia because the fossil record for this group of fish and their ancestors has been notably sparse. "Without fossils ...

The fish is thought to have been darker along ... mussel and is the first example of such an infection in the fossil record. “These juvenile mussels attach themselves to the gills or tails ...

The ancient species belongs to the Osmeriformes fish family, a crucial group of fish in freshwater ecosystems in Australia and New Zealand. However, their fossil record was poorly represented in these ...

In an exciting first, an Australian team of scientists identified a new species of freshwater fish that swam in nearby waters over 15 million years ago, offering fresh insights into Australia’s ...

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in ... In a few rare cases, something extra left behind in the fossil record leads to a groundbreaking discovery, or, at least ...

But that heritage is under threat, and not only from giant conglomerates that mass-produce fish sauce in factories. Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential ...

Osmeriformes are a diverse group of fish in Australia today, including species like the Australian Grayling and the Australian Smelt. However, fossil records of these fish have been scarce.