The ocean is filled with incredible creatures and among them are some of the most stunning fish species in the world. These eight fishes catch the attention of people because of their bright colors, ...

Fish are aquatic, gill-bearing, cold-blooded vertebrates with fins and tails for swimming and covered in scales. Recently, a ...

In the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches, and food drifts down like confetti, survival is less about speed and more ...

As one of the world’s most diverse vertebrates, fish can come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. With over 33,000 species inhabiting the Earth’s aquatic habitats, some are bound to be a bit on ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

Alan Jamieson receives funding from the Minderoo Foundation. How deep can fish live in the ocean? That question has captivated me for more than a decade. But my research team’s discovery of the ...

The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the explanation for this was intuitive -- shallow ocean waters ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

The first ocean fishing season of 2026 starts Saturday (March 14), with the opening of the bottomfish season in Marine Areas one and two.