Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These translucent fish live in murky and shallow streams in Myanmar and have evolved a unique organ for making noise. “This tiny ...

In a village of southwestern India, a child peered into a water tank and noticed a “translucent” creature with visible bones. She didn’t know it at the time, but she’d just discovered a new species.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Native to Southeast Asia, a tiny freshwater fish packs a ...

Ichthyologists have discovered Gitchak nakana, the first aquifer-dwelling fish from Northeast India. This unique species is blind and lacks a skull roof.

It’s the little fish that roared. One of the world’s smallest fish, measuring about half an inch long, can produce sounds as loud as fireworks or a jet engine, a new study says. Danionella cerebrum, a ...

A 4-year-old girl in India noticed a “translucent” creature in a water tank and helped scientists discover a new species, a study said. Photo from Sreenath, Pradeep, Aju, Sukumaran, Sebastian, Anto ...