A freshwater fish thought to be extinct was found this week in Turkish waters, nearly 50 years after it was last seen. The Batman River loach was last seen in the Batman and Ambar rivers in 1974.

The search for unique aquarium fish led straight to the wild. This video follows the exciting journey of catching loaches and ...

An invasive species of fish that can live out of water has been found lurking in Canada, experts warn. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed reports of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus -- ...

Researchers said a “rapid decline” of plant life and the introduction of a new species may have led to the loach’s disappearance. Photo by Liu, Lyu, Du, Chen (2025) In a deep pond rich with underwater ...

A surprising number of hillstream loaches—a family of Asian fish—are capable of walking on land using all four limbs, according to a new study. It’s a discovery that could explain how some of the ...

An eel-like fish popular in home aquariums — but not native to North America — has been found for the first time in a Georgia waterway. The discovery of the weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), ...

A new genetic and morphological study of South Asia's hillstream loach (Balitoridae) family is shedding new light on the fishes' unusual land-walking capabilities, including that of the family's ...