Researchers have reconstructed the ancestral relationships of the hillstream loach family tree, detailing for the first time a range of pelvic adaptations that allow some members of the fish family to ...

A surprising number of hillstream loaches—a family of Asian fish—are capable of walking on land using all four limbs, according to a new study. It’s a discovery that could explain how some of the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An international team of scientists has identified at least 11 species of fish suspected to have land-walking abilities. The findings are based on CT scans and a new evolutionary ...

The cave angel fish's unique pelvic shape was first documented in 2016. Its uncommon anatomy allows it to walk with all four appendages the way a salamander or a lizard might. FLAMMANG ET AL.

Customs officers in Luohu, South China's Guangdong Province, recently intercepted 229 live hillstream loaches hidden under the skirt of an inbound passenger. When the passenger entered the customs ...

A new genetic and morphological study of South Asia's hillstream loach (Balitoridae) family is shedding new light on the fishes' unusual land-walking capabilities, including that of the family's ...