Many fish species evolved parts of their fins into sharp, spiny, needle-like elements -- called fin spines -- that function to protect the fish against predators. Such spines have evolved ...

According to an innovative exercise in 'morphospace analysis', modern fish owe their stunning diversity in part to an ecological cleaning of the slate by the mass extinction at the end of the ...

In the blue island waves surrounding Fiji, a small fish moves through the water. Scorpionfish are known for their spiny exteriors, but as this scaly creature reaches full size, its spines are one of a ...

HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Kory Evans, an assistant professor ofbiosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study shape change in the skull of ...

Earth, rocks, evolution, and fish : background information to understanding fish evolution -- Glorified swimming worms : the first fishes : origins of chordates and the first vertebrates -- Jawless ...

It's an unsettling image that seems more suited to a conversation about demonology than one about marine biology. An armor-studded fish skeleton, its empty eye sockets fixed upon observers with 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 ...