The fires burning through the Brazilian Amazon are a threat to the fish that rely on forest flooding to survive, raising fears the fish will be lost. The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is still burning, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of fish species — about 2,500 of them named — call the Amazon River home, but scientists estimate nearly half of the ...

Amazon basin fish species living in lakes, floodplain forests and river systems need a high degree of connectivity to stay genetically diverse and healthy, but this connectivity is threatened by ...

A fish larger than a man, tasty as well as beautiful, the freshwater pirarucu is a favorite with poachers in a lawless part of the Amazon jungle where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet. Prized for its ...

Piranhas are among the most deadly creatures in the water, with razor-sharp teeth capable of slicing flesh easily, but a fish in the Amazon River basin has developed a "bulletproof vest" to protect ...

Nearly one-third of the fish in the Brazilian Amazon state of Amapa have such high levels of mercury caused by illegal mining that they are dangerous for human consumption, according to a new study.