To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre. To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits ...

The gold rabbit snail is an extraordinary freshwater species that captivates aquarists with its vibrant coloration, unique ...

Before the development of plastic, buttons were made from mussel shells. Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating ...

In Winter Haven, on the south side, the mouths of the canals have been hot because the bass are chasing the specks and ...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has loosened the consumption advisory it had issued for fish caught in four ...

This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of ... One of the most common forms of trauma encountered in turtles is shell injury, as a result of falling (they are ...

Focus: Amending the Caridina freshwater shrimp taxonomy. We are revising the confused taxonomy of the Caridina freshwater shrimp group. Species assigned to the Caridina group are highly variable, with ...

The shellfish are poached for their pearls. Police said the mussels in the Spey incident happened over the weekend of 9 and 10 June. Last month, several dozen freshwater pearl mussels were killed ...

Red List of Threatened Species evaluated the extinction risk of 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp. The study published in the journal Nature ...

Research shows at Lake Rototoa, near Auckland, the kakahi, or native freshwater mussel population, has dropped by 85-percent. The species is vital for filtering algae and bacteria from the lake's ...