As one of the world’s most diverse vertebrates, fish can come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. With over 33,000 ...

The search for a famed polar exploration shipwreck led researchers to discover geometric patterns created by fish on the Antarctic seafloor.

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.

Fish come in every shape and size, but the longest ones are downright startling. While most exist deep in the ocean, these giants could stretch across a basketball court—or three. All of them exceed ...

Most undergrads don't get the chance to work with museum-preserved specimens of deep sea anglerfish. Then again, Rose Faucher isn't most undergrads. "The fish world is actually pretty small, and it ...

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 ...

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.

Joshua Cinner receives funding from the Australian Research Council and National Geographic Society. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the International Coral Reef ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...