Pandemic setbacks have sparked a resurgence of invasive sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, putting fish stocks at risk.

Breathe easy, though—in reality, Cymothoa exigua, the parasitic isopod in question, only targets fish. Commonly known as the tongue-eating louse, it measures only about 0.3-1.1 inches in length ...

Sea lampreys abounded in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during COVID. But the parasitic, invasive fish ...

Researchers have discovered a rare example of "great fish parenting" with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. The University of Queensland's Dr ...

A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University showed fish images of themselves, but the pictures were doctored so that stains representing parasites appeared on their throats. The fish tried ...

COASTAL anglers are being asked to help find a solution to the spread of “mushy fish”. Charles Sturt University (CSU) ...

Parasite, zombie, leech - these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, ...

Except for a few imported infections, no cases of human diphyllobothriasis or of fish infected with parasite larvae have been reported in Central Europe, which includes the Czech Republic ...

Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. Researchers have discovered a rare ...

The only fish species on the Great Barrier Reef to care for their offspring as juveniles has found a win-win approach to protecting their young from parasites. As well as drastically reducing a ...

Sometimes called the "vampires of the Great Lakes," the sea lamprey is a parasitic fish that ranks among the most destructive aquatic invasive species to enter the waters of the Upper Midwest.