A newly discovered visual system in deep-sea fish could allow them to discern predators from prey in the low-light conditions found at the bottom of the ocean, new research suggests. A team led by ...

DEAR NOLA’S MOM: These peppy little fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish are customarily kept as solo pets. The main colors include: blue, red, turquoise, yellow, white and orange — and there are ...

While people and other vertebrates are color blind in dim light, some deep-sea fish may possess keen color vision to thrive in the near total darkness of their extreme environment thanks to a unique ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

New research reveals signs of highly sensitive color vision in fish that live in the abyss beyond sunlight's reach An international team of researchers discovered a previously unknown visual system ...

The fish may have evolved the ability to see in color at depth by using rod cells instead of cone cells to detect light. In the dim light of dusk, the world appears gray. That's because we, like most ...

Cannibalism, stress, and low reproduction in captivity. This list of horrors has all but eliminated the matrinxã (Brycon cephalus) from the group of the fresh water fish most used commercially in ...

In the depths of a Nebraska river was “something unique” — a colorful fish never before seen in the state. While native to many parts of the Midwest and South, the 5-inch-long, 2-ounce fish caught the ...

The radiant plumage of flamingos wouldn’t be possible without their special diets. Neither would the color of salmon, or koi. The right food can even dye humans – especially babies. At a zoo I visited ...