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Being exposed to light during the night can cause changes in the behaviour of guppies, according to a new study published in the Scientific Reports journal.
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An expedition to the Atacama Trench, one of the deepest places on earth, has yielded video footage of three new species of snailfish, as well as a specimen of one of them.
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Culverts have become a major part of our lives, allowing water to pass underneath a road, path, or some other structure.
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It was in 2003 that Dr Lynne Sneddon of the University of Liverpool found through rigorous scientific research that fish are sensitive to pain and suffer.
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Why do young salmon leap out of the water, even when there are no obstacles in their way?
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Clownfish, with their white stripes, are easily identifiable, despite the fact that the pattern and intensity of the coloration differ amongst the different species.
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The Philippines plays host to the third largest known population of whale sharks, and is thus an important hotspot for the species.
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Parasites like the tapeworm alter their host’s behaviour to their own advantage.
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After a record-breaking hot summer, rare tropical fish from Australia have been spotted in New Zealand waters, lured across the Tasman sea by warm ocean temperatures.
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Researchers have identified areas in the Hawaiian Islands where proper management and conservation efforts would yield the greatest increase in coastal fishery stocks if they are managed effectively.
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Fish often use kelp forests to hide from potential predators. In recent decades, kelp forests have been taken over by invasive, turf-dominated seaweed species.
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In a recent study, reef fish exposed to higher temperatures for two generations have produced offspring that can tolerate warmer temperatures.
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The larvae of some fish species and invertebrate depend on ocean sounds to direct them to places they are supposed to go, for instance, a sheltered location in shallow waters where they spend their juvenile or adult lives.
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A new video, captured in the waters around Portugal’s Azores islands, has stunned deep-sea biologists.
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Focussing their study on the reefs in the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of nine Caribbean countries, a research team from the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries assessed how warmer ocean temperatures affected
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Some fishermen have viewed reserves where no fishing activities are allowed as an hindrance to their livelihood, but a recent study by the Florida Institute of Technology seems to disprove this perception.
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