Fish (Page 3)

Whether stream or ocean, the diversity and science of fish goes deep. This is the latest on the science of swimmers.

Latest in Fish

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place

By Sara Kiley Watson

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

By Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish

By Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine

A manatee swims through blue water, surrounded by a school of fish

Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia

By Helen Bradshaw

A hogfish swims near the Florida Keys. It has spikes on top and a pointy snout.

Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin

By Laura Baisas

Elkhorn coral fragments in lab

The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave

By Michael Childress/The Conversation

A long and skinny silver trumpetfish uses a colorful parrotfish as camouflage.

Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage

By Laura Baisas

Crab in ocean reaching with pincher.

As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

deep sea bubbles

The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

No guts left behind: Iceland’s quest to repurpose fish waste

By Lela Nargi/Hakai Magazine

Pair of bluefin tuna strung up on a fishing crane on the coast of Spain

Who caught the first bluefin tuna?

By Karen Pinchin

Ocean waves crashing.

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans

By Carla Delgado

Group of Chinook salmon.

Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

wall of taxidermy animals and skeletons

Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

A school of grunts and horse-eye jack fish swim above a reef in Hol Chan Marine Reserve near Ambergris Cay, Belize.

Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities

By Laura Baisas

The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs

The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs

By Sofia Quaglia/Hakai Magazine

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

By Osmar J. Luiz/The Conversation

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

By Janine Peralta/Hakai Magazine

A clownfish swimming in an anemone.

Baby anemonefish can rapidly change their genes to survive in the sea

By Laura Baisas

Yellow-green cyanobacteria bloom in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Events like these can cause mass fish dieoffs.

A fish-kill mystery in a remote Alaska village takes a toxic turn

By Saima Sidik/Hakai Magazine

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Two mudskippers fighting in the mud, with eyes and pectoral fins exposed.

Mudskippers blink—and that’s a huge evolutionary clue

By Laura Baisas

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

By Elham Shabahat/Hakai Magazine

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

By Sarah Trent / High Country News

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

By Elise Cutts/Hakai Magazine

A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams

A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams

By Lesley Evans Ogden/Knowable Magazine

A snailfish that lives over 20,000 feet deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Say hello to the deepest-dwelling fish ever caught on camera

By Laura Baisas

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

By Carla Delgado

Purple sea urchins clumped together in an urchin barren.

These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels

An illustration of Hyneria udlezinye, a large, predatory fish, with smaller fish in the Waterloo Farm ecosystem in South Africa about 360 million years ago.

A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago

By Laura Baisas

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

By Fanni Szakal / Hakai Magazine

Underwater snake robot from MIT

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

A fossilized fish brain alongside of a penny for size comparison.

Scientists find 319-million-year-old fossilized fish brain

By Laura Baisas

Two translucent Golden-line Barbell fish, also known as Sinocyclocheilus hyalinus, swim in a tank at Taipei, Taiwan on June 2, 2005.

Unicorns do exist—as a cave fish in China

By Laura Baisas

Plastic, pollution, and prescription drugs are making fish act erratically

Plastic, pollution, and prescription drugs are making fish act erratically

By Doug Johnson/Undark

Pitcher plant with two dead spotted salamanders captured for photography awards

13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth

By Popular Science Team

Grilled bass on a bed of vegetables.

Freshwater fish are loaded with ‘forever chemicals’

By Laura Baisas

an orange spotted fish with a white line that stretches across its body

What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

The Jewel Damselfish on off of a rat-free island.

Invasive rats are making some reef fish more peaceful, and that’s bad, actually

By Laura Baisas

Zebrafish swimming in an aquarium.

A primitive part of the zebrafish brain helps them find their way home

By Laura Baisas

Dolphins aren’t afraid of a little hot sauce

Dolphins aren’t afraid of a little hot sauce

By Sarah Keartes / Hakai Magazine

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

By Iris M. Crawford / Nexus Media

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

By Lauren Kaljur / Hakai Magazine

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

By Becki Robins / Undark

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

By Carla Delgado

Unraveling the mystery of eel sex

Unraveling the mystery of eel sex

By Christina Couch / Hakai Magazine

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

By Agostino Petroni / Hakai Magazine

Multicolored soldierfish swimming past a reef

Fish populations thrive near marine protected areas—and so do fishers

By Laura Baisas

Lab-grown coral

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

By Carla Delgado

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

Bowl of mussels.

Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat

By Carla Delgado

Fish kill in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, from algae bloom seen from above

California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

By Emily Harwitz / High Country News

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas