In New Zealand, there is a rare species of fish with “large eyes,” a short body and a “preference for swampy habitats.” Noting its similarities to one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most iconic characters, some ...

Giant freshwater crayfish, longer and bulkier than today's species, roamed New Zealand 20 million years ago. They would have ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...

One of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossils. The stomach contents of the fish show ... ancestor of species in the Osmeriformes order found across Australia and New Zealand today. "The ...

"We and the people of New Zealand had had enough of other ... ten thousand Kiwis visited the website to learn about freshwater and marine fish that call our waters home,” says Jones.

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...

Giant freshwater crayfish, longer and bulkier than today’s species, roamed New Zealand 20 million years ago. They would have ...

The blobfish, often mocked for its unique appearance, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year after a dedicated ...

But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year ... “Many of our freshwater and marine fish are found nowhere else in the world. With climate change and land use patterns ...