Fishy Facts

Ever look in a tide pool and think it's just dead water? Take a closer look. It's probably teeming with...

One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.~ Sir Richard Burton, a Victorian explorer,...

...guitarfish!Okay, the guitarfish actually IS a ray, but it doesn't quite look like one. Guitarfish have an intermediate body form...

Disclaimers: The study of whether or not fish feel pain is a divisive issue that certainly can't be thoroughly addressed...

Midshipmen belong to the family Batrachoididae of toadfishes, a group of benthic ambush predators known for their ability to produce...

Pancake batfish, that is.Okay, we know it's not a bat, but does this even qualify as a fish? Despite being...

Everyone recognizes a seahorse. You probably even know that the males are the ones who give birth. It's one of...

(Continued from the November issue...) The serpulid reefs of Baffin are not the only polychaete residents we have on the...

Even if you've been fishing all day and haven't gotten anything except water in your waders and sunburn, you're still...