Catfish Hunt on Land
The discovery provides a glimpse of how sea creatures might first have come ashore. VIDEO > You might think a catfish on land would fare as well as an elephant on roller-skates, but a new study reveals they slither around and adeptly catch insect ... [... more]
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Fishy Land Beast Bridges Evolutionary Gap
Tiktaalik had some fishy features, but it could do push-ups on land. The Big Picture âEUR" an artistâEURs rendition of the fish-tetrapod transition. Credit: Kalliopi Monoyios. A newfound beast with swim fins and a head like a crocodile [... more]
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Why Newborn Fish are Lousy Swimmers
When they hatch, fish larvae struggle to get around and to survive. Some 99 percent of all fish mortality occurs in the larval stage. Only when they grow some do fish get better at escaping predators. Adults make quick getaways using a ... [... more]
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Fish Holds Breath for Months
Understanding of how animals cope with oxygen starvation may help scientists solve similar problems in humans. Gills before and after exposure to anoxic conditions. Credit: G. Nilsson If you thought you were the champion of holding your breath ... [... more]
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Five Deep-Sea Fish on Brink of Extinction
Overfishing of some deep-sea fish could affect the rest of the ocean. A new study finds five deep-sea creatures are in critical danger of being fished into extinction. Researchers examined surveys of roundnose grenadier, onion-eye grenadier, blue ... [... more]
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Common Ancestor of Fish and Land Animals Found
Scientists unearth fossilized fish that shares characteristics of modern fish and land verterbrates. Scientists have discovered a 405-million-year-old fossilized fish that shares characteristics of modern bony fishes and land ... [... more]
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Non-Native Fish Invade Western Streams
A quarter of all fish in streams of 12 western states are non-native, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The aquatic invasion is widespread. Half of all streams in the West are home to non-native fish. Few habitat types are immune, and ... [... more]
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Fish Explores Land with Robotic Device
First time on land? Terranaut, the robotic exploration vehicle art project by Seth Weiner, is definitely the way to go. A Blood Parrot fish gets his first taste of life on land, wheeling around in this luxurious fishbowl-on-wheels. Here's how it ... [... more]
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Talking Fish: Wide Variety of Sounds Discovered
At least 1,000 species communicate by sound, and scientists are only beginning to discover the range of bizarre noise-making and listening techniques. Male butterflyfish inspects and postures at a bottled fish pair that was introduced into its ... [... more]
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Warmer Seas Leave Fish Gasping
Warming oceans, one of the major consequences of global climate change, are making another marine species feel like a fish out of water, scientists report. The eelpout (Zoarces vivparus). Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute Biologists have known for ... [... more]
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Darwin Scores a Point in DNA Test of Fish
Geographic isolation is not key to fish speciation in a new study. Brazilian Wrasse (Halichoeres brasiliensis) from Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Credit: Luiz Rocha. Puddingwife (Halichoeres radiatus) from Bermuda. Credit: Luiz Rocha. A new study of ... [... more]
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Human Ears Evolved from Ancient Fish Gills
The fossilized Panderichthys shows the middle step in modern ear development. Credit: Martin Brazeau Your ability to hear relies on a structure that got its start as a gill opening in fish, a new study reveals. Humans and other land animals have ... [... more]
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