The coelacanth is the most famous living fossil. It was once thought to be a missing link between fishes and amphibians because of its leg-like lobed fins. Small populations live in the Indian Ocean ...

The Canadian videographer gave new meaning to the phrase, “There’s beauty in randomness,” after a chance encounter with ...

and waves into bits so small that some are visible only under a microscope. Scientists are just beginning to understand the impact these particles are having on fish, the food chain, and ...

Rather than a spherical shape, the growth is spread over the shell's surface in the unmistakable shape of a fish. Pearlfish are small, ocean-dwelling fish, often found in tropical waters. These ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...

The barreleye is a small deep-sea fish ... You're most likely to see barreleye fish in the Pacific Ocean, particularly off the coasts of California and Hawaii. Their transparent heads and upward ...

A three-inch-long fish is at the center of a political debate over wildfire management in California as deadly blazes continue in Los Angeles.