Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

The alligator gar is one of the largest and most ancient freshwater fish in North America, but many people consider them "trash fish" because they are not good for eating. Learn why they are so ...

Oarfish are long, ribbon-like fish that live 200–1,000 metres below the surface of temperate and tropical oceans. They are the longest bony fish, reaching lengths of nearly 30 feet (9 metres).

Oarfish, often called the “Doomsday fish,” are making waves due to their rare appearance off the coasts around the world four times this year. Found in deep ocean waters, the fish has a silver body in ...

Biofluorescent fish have been glowing across the ocean for at least 112 million years. When blue light hits their skin, these animals absorb it and re-emit it as green, yellow, orange, or red. Fish ...

- June 18, 2025 An ochre-banded goatfish (Upeneus sundaicus). Credit: John Sparks and David Gruber. Some fish have a hidden superpower—they can glow in vibrant colors under certain kinds of light.

Tamil Nadu: A rare oarfish often called the “Doomsday Fish” was recently caught in fishermen’s nets off the coast of Tamil Nadu earlier this month. This long, ribbon-shaped deep-sea creature measured ...

In particular, Susan and Marc were shedding light on the evolutionary history of the lower temporal bar, which is a bony strut that runs along the lower border of the skull between the orbit and ear ...

This fish lacked eyes and fins. It also did not have bones. As the oceans began to fill with bony fish, one of those fish, the Acanthodians, began to take on the characteristic looks of today’s ...

Trawling for pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis and F. paulensis) catches also large quantities of fish, mostly bony fish, which are discarded, as they have no commercial value. Their ...

They are known to eat: Jellyfish Bony fish Rays Crustaceans Mollusks and cephalopods Seals Sea turtles The latter is particularly interesting. Sea turtle shells are pretty strong.