The fish, he confirmed, was a living coelacanth—a species believed to have gone extinct 60 million years ... By sheltering in these cool, dark zones, the coelacanth avoids many of the predators ...

The coelacanth, a fish thought to have vanished 65 million years ago. Imagine the surprise when, in 1938, this so-called “extinct” fish was discovered alive and well off the coast of South Africa.

Today’s decision comes in response to a 2010 petition and 2015 agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity and allies seeking protection for the imperiled fish. “These cool little catfish are ...

A venomous catfish long believed extinct is “back from the dead” in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is not so good news for people walking in streams. “Smoky Madtoms have ...