Bichir are bottom-dwelling freshwater fish native to western Africa. They are among the most primitive of the ray-finned fish, the dominant group of modern fish, which arose about 395 million ...

A study that examined diet reconstruction in southern stingrays along the Caribbean found that stingrays fed primarily on crustaceans, ray-finned fish, and worms. Supplemental research found that ...

Lobe-finned fishes like coelacanths are more closely related to tetrapods than to ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii), which make up about 99% of the known fish species. Tetrapods include birds, ...

Dr Giles said the "unexpected find of a three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate brain gives us a startling insight into the neural anatomy of ray-finned fish". "It tells us a more complicated ...

Nipping at the heels of potential mates, the stout, ray-finned pupfish gained its namesake from its striking resemblance to ... and competition from nonnative species. The Center first championed the ...

The two coelacanth species alive today, Latimeria chalumnae and Latimeria menadoensis, are more closely related to other early fish, such as lungfish, than they are to today's modern ray-finned fish.

Zoologist Yolarnie Amepou heard whispers about the fish frenzy when she made her first ... trade in the swim bladders of a group of ray-finned fishes known as big croakers to both protect the ...

Flying fish can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide. Their streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the surface, and their large, wing-like ...

When buying fresh fish there are a few pointers to look for. With whole fish the eyes should be bright and clear, not sunken or dry. Inside the gills should be vivid pink or red, not a dull brown.

The animal was a so-called lobe-finned fish that lived about 375 million years ago. Named Tiktaalik rosae by its discoverers, it is a classic example of a transitional form, one that bridges the ...

Wrapping the fish in a baking parchment or foil package with olive oil, seasoning, herbs and lemon is a great way to infuse the fish with flavour and stop it drying out. If you're baking or ...

AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, a human augmentation and physics researcher at Harvard, respectively, have published a paper that details how the project to build real x-ray specs has led them ...