Some largemouth bass in Florida were found to be genetically distinct from others and have been renamed Florida bass, wildlife officials said. Photo by Andrey Trusov via Unsplash A variety of popular ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has recognized the Florida bass as a unique species separate from the Largemouth bass and will incorporate the species name ...

Bass fishing regulations are staying the same, but you might see new signage up around Florida waters. Largemouth bass, like the one pictured here from 2012, are Florida's most popular freshwater game ...

The southeast United States is a place of unparalleled aquatic biodiversity, harboring 493 fishes (62% of U.S. fish species), at least 269 mussels (91% of U.S. mussel species), and 241 dragonflies and ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the ...

Introduction. Florida's inland waters ; Distributions of Florida fishes ; Fish morphology ; Format of family and species accounts ; Pictorial guide to the families -- Family and species accounts.

A new global study reveals an average 81% decline in migratory freshwater fish populations between 1970 and 2020. Habitat loss, degradation and overfishing are the main threats to migratory fish, ...

A small fossil reveals that the largest freshwater fish, Otophysans, emerged in the sea, not in rivers, changing the ...