Three-quarters of Australia’s freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient ...
Get them on the list At present, 63 freshwater fish species are on Australia's national list of species declared as threatened under federal environmental law. We identified 35 more species that ...
A whopping 35 freshwater fish are being recommended for national listings as being at risk of extinction after an Australia-wide survey. One species, the Kangaroo River perch, is also thought to ...
So how are these national treasures faring? To find out, we undertook the first comprehensive assessment of Australia’s freshwater fish species. We examined extinction risks and drivers of ...