If you’re a millennial, there’s a good chance you’ve read The Rainbow Fish, a delightful children’s book where the titular character is illustrated with shiny foil that seems to glitter ...

Now, scientists have figured out how this fish — called the ghost catfish — creates its iridescent glow. That glow comes from within, according to a study published Monday in the journal ...

You can see right through this little aquarium fish from Thailand: Its skin is almost completely transparent. Now, scientists have figured out how this fish — called the ghost catfish ...

The ghost catfish has a see-through body that flickers with rainbow colors when the light hits it. Now, scientists have cracked the case of how the fish creates its iridescent glow. (Qibin Zhao ...

Scientists have figured out what makes a small see-through fish sometimes shimmer in the light. In a new study, they say the key is in the muscles of the fish from Thailand, called a ghost catfish.

But the ghost catfish has no scales. Instead of shimmering scales, it has tightly packed structures in the muscles that can bend light into rainbow hues. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

It turns out it isn’t the only multi-colored fish out there either.The ghost catfish, endemic to Thailand, is another that loves to show off its dazzling array of colors.

NEW YORK — You can see right through this little aquarium fish from Thailand: Its skin is almost completely transparent. But when the light hits it just right, its body flickers with shimmering ...

Usually, the iridescent rainbow effect comes from shiny outer surfaces reflecting light, like a butterfly's wings. But the ghost catfish has no scales.