7 Unattractive Facts About Blobfish
They don't look half bad underwater.
They don't look half bad underwater.
On any given day, aquarium employees might be asked to swim with sharks, train sea lions, or poke a gassy sea horse.
Eat your heart out, Big Mouth Billy Bass.
There’s something fishy about the seafood business.
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but few are more astounding than the coelacanths—a group that defied extinction and turned the scientific world upside down.
Reefs in areas depleted of big fish and their urine are also missing necessary nutrients like phosphorus.
While the large fish are probably enjoying their comfortable new habitat, their presence is proving disruptive to the local ecosystem.
Mirrors on the fishes’ bellies help control and direct their glow.
That makes them the longest-living vertebrates on the planet by 200 years. They may not even reach sexual maturity until age 150.
Researchers say the behavior of zebrafish, long used as a proxy for humans, is significantly altered by infection with a common parasite.
Researchers say a large gland in the swordfish’s skull produces oil to make the fish super hydrodynamic.
The 360-degree film reveals a hard-won, vibrant ecosystem off the coast of Indonesia.
One hundred percent of captive blue tang have been taken from their homes on coral reefs, often using poison.
A conversation with Jonathan Balcombe, author of the new book 'What a Fish Knows.'
3. Don't eat Dory.
Scientists say invasive bighead and silver carp avoid water infused with carbon dioxide. The problem is that other fish do, too.
Fun fact: A group or collection of stingrays is referred to as a "fever."
Study shows the ability to glow has arisen many more times than was previously believed.
Queen Elizabeth, Al Gore, and Tony Soprano all had one.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, right?
Microplastics are making young fish smaller, slower, and less intelligent.
Archerfish join the ranks of non-human animals that can tell humans apart.
New York's wildlife could be even cooler than we thought.
The Australian fish relies on extreme camouflage and wiggles a fake worm attached to its head to lure its prey.