Two males of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni, the model organism used to study spine and soft-ray development in Hoech et al. (Credit: Joost Woltering) (CN) --- Fins on a fish are used for a ...

In the movie "A Fish Called Wanda", the villain Otto effortlessly gobbles up all the occupants of Ken`s fish tank. Reality, however, is more daunting. At least one unfortunate fan who re-enacted this ...

It is well known that predators can induce morphological changes in some fish: individuals exposed to predation cues increase body depth and the length of spines. We hypothesize that these structures ...

The appendage is called a tenaculum, from the Medieval Latin meaning forceps or pincers, and it’s covered in rows of curving ...

Fossilised fish from around 375 million years ago may have been able to use their fins to prop themselves up at the bottom of lakes or even venture out of the water. An American research team used CT ...

Fish fins are touch sensors, and they work in a way that’s similar to our fingertips. According to new findings published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the pectoral fins located behind the ...

The human fingertip is a finely tuned sensory machine, and even slight touches convey a great deal of information about our physical environment. It turns out, some fish use their pectoral fins in ...

Research on fossilized fish details the evolution of fins as they began to transition into limbs fit for walking on land. Research on fossilized fish from the late Devonian period, roughly 375 million ...

Moenkhausia is a group of "diverse" and "small-sized" characiform fish, or ray-finned fish. It is known for its size as well ...

"Steps that beachgoers can take to protect themselves may include wetsuit boots or swimming shoes when wading in the shallow ...