The new catfish, Aspidoras mephisto, is the first completely cave-dependent member of the Callichthyidae family found in South America. The species has adaptations to living underground, including a ...

You can fry it, you can grill it or you can bake it, but just don’t let it out of your sight or it might not end up on your dinner plate. Scientists working in a remote cave system in the Napo ...

Josh has a degree in Biology from University College London, and specialises in animals, palaeontology, climate, and the environment.View full profile Josh has a degree in Biology from University ...

Researchers in Texas have discovered an extremely rare, eyeless catfish once thought only to exist in Mexico. A pair of the endangered Mexican blindcat (Prietella phreatophila) was discovered in the ...