Nemo had a disorder called kissing spines, in which the dorsal fin-shaped tops of his vertebrae lost the spacing in between ...

Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will ...

The oarfish, scientifically known as Regalecus glesne, is a deep-sea dwelling creature that rarely surfaces. Its elongated, ...

Forty-five minutes out of Edmonds, Washington, heading south on the Puget Sound Express catamaran Swiftsure, we spot them — the unmistakable dorsal fins of three orcas. Our onboard marine ...

Although these sharks have little commercial value, their large dorsal fins and spines make them susceptible to being caught in nets as bycatch by fishers .They are also listed as endangered on the ...

“[Someone] there told me it was a black crappie because it had seven or eight spines in the dorsal fin,” Foster says. “He said it could be a state-record black crappie and to have it weighed on a ...

“[Someone] there told me it was a black crappie because it had seven or eight spines in the dorsal fin,” Foster says. “He said it could be a state-record black crappie and to have it weighed ...

Results: Strontium isotope analysis was unable to detect differences in the Kootenai River and Kootenay Lake using water or fin ray samples. The Kootenai River and Kootenay Lake were distinguishable ...

A new discovery out of China from the early Silurian is a fish called Shenacanthus, which is shark-like, having shark-like dorsal fin spines, but it's got armored plates around the head ...

Though it’s a docile fish, it does have a spine beneath each of its eyes ... molly to the sun-yellow golden molly to the sailfin molly with its spectacular dorsal fin. Mollies are robust fish but do ...