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One evening during a systematic study of sharks in a lagoon near Tahiti, an extraordinary creature undulated near—a needlefish a metre long, as silver as a salmon.
Read moreAlthough hagfishes are not much to look at, they have an enviable defence mechanism that protects them from predators. Whenever predators like sharks bite them, they are forced to release them due to the slime released by the hagfish.
Read moreA new study by scientists from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences describes how the presence of sharks has helped shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific.
Read moreWe’ve all seen those huge schools of fish that move as one and coordinate their movements so perfectly.
Read moreFish that go on long journeys to reach their spawning grounds have many obstacles to contend with.
Read moreWith its rich fish population, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia comprises specific areas where fishing is allowed, as well as areas that are designated as no-take (no fishing allowed) and no-entry.
Read moreEvery year, salmon in the millions return to the river or stream where they were born in, to mate and breed. In the process, they build nests in the river bed. As they do so, they fluff the soil and gravel, loosening it.
Read moreWhen Professor R Eugene Turner from the Louisiana State University studied the size of menhaden over the years, he discovered that the fish had shrunk by about 15 percent over the past 65 years.
Read moreAfter studying more than a thousand fish and shellfish, a study has discovered that 294 of these species will be most at-risk by 2050 as a result of climate change.
Read moreThe population of old fish in fish populations worldwide has significantly been reduced due to fishing activities, and this will negatively impact the diversity and stability of marine ecosystems.
Read moreKnown colloquially as “leafies”, they are also known by the common name Glauert's seadragon.
Read moreDistinguishing between human faces is a surprisingly difficult task but archerfish are nonetheless able to tell one human face from another despite not having a neocortex, the most recently evolved part of the human brain, governing sensory percep
Read moreA new study by scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (JCU) suggests that reef fish are less affected by ocean acidification as previously thought.
Read moreHigh concentrations of human antidepressants and their metabolized remnants have been detected in the brain tissue of 10 fish species in the Niagara River, in the US.
Bass and walleye are among the fish species affected.
Read moreScientists from the Universities of Oslo and Liverpool have discovered their secret. Simply put, the fish produces alcohol in its body.
Read moreWhen researchers from Newcastle University (UK) played recordings of piling sounds and mimicked an approaching predator, the European sea bass they were observing appeared confused, making more turns and did not swim away from the "predator".
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