Kevin Guadalupe walked along the banks of the stream as Montana Stevens, outfitted in snorkel gear, popped his head out of the water to report how many fish he’d seen. “Two adults, two juveniles,” ...

A small fish found only in the Southern Nevada desert got a big boost this week. And it’s one that scientists hope signals a turning point for the longtime endangered Moapa dace, a finger-length fish ...

In the cool, clear waters flowing down Walden Ridge, a fish no bigger than your pinky holds a story of survival, science, and community spirit. The laurel dace, a brightly colored minnow found nowhere ...

Last month, the Santa Cruz River, which travels through the heart of Tucson, gained 600 new residents. Our newest neighbors are the longfin dace, a species of small fish that lived in the Santa Cruz ...

The Moapa dace is a four-inch fish that lives exclusively in groundwater-fed springs in the Muddy River area northeast of Las Vegas. (National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — The U.S. Fish ...

In May 2025, Spring City celebrated Laurel Dace Day, to raise awareness for the fish through a road race, farmer's market, live music and educational booths. Hallmark had a table at the event to ask ...

BEATTY, Nev.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act for the Oasis Valley speckled ...

A small native fish is swimming in the Santa Cruz River in Tucson for the first time in more than a century. Roughly 600 longfin dace, each no more than about 3 inches long, were set free Wednesday at ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WSMV) - Wildlife preservationists successfully removed an endangered fish from streams reaching dangerously low levels in Tennessee last month. The Tennessee Aquarium said the ...