Anglins Fishing Pier in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea has been open since 1941, and many consider it to be a town staple. However, it has been only partially open for fishing and sightseeing since Hurricane ...

When Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s campus closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scripps scientist and Marine Vertebrate Collection curator Phil Hastings grabbed specimens of ...

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Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with traditional examination of morphology, scientists ...

A fanged coral reef fish that disables its rivals by delivering a dose of heroin-like venom could one day cure your pain, researchers say. Researchers have found the fast-acting venom of the fang ...

You’ve heard of flying fish, but did you know about the legless leaping fish, which spends its life on land? Scientists studying these strange, rock-dwelling creatures called blennies have found that ...

It was fishing at its most elemental. The fishermen and fisherwoman were in the water, rather than on a boat, and they were pursuing their catch with nothing more than their bare hands. No rod, no ...

The fang blenny fish’s two-inch body is not very intimidating to predators, and its pair of teeth give it the look of a braces-wearing teenager. But those canines pack a chemical punch, helping the ...

The science behind the pain-free bite from an otherwise unassuming little fish could lead to the development of new painkillers. The fang blenny, which has two large canine teeth jutting out of its ...

A group of Pacific leaping blennies out of the water on the foreshores of the island Guam (Dr Terry Ord) “Like a fish out of water” is an expression that does not apply to the blenny – species of ...

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis—a pretty little fish with a venomous bite. Photo by Klaus Stiefel via Flickr "Did you tell her the one about George Losey and the blenny?" Rich Pyle asked with a knowing smirk ...