ELAFONISOS, Greece — A month earlier, the two divers had scoured this exact seabed, spearfishing a single species until the craggy floor was nearly bare. Now, they cut the engine and wriggled into ...
A silver toad (lagocephalus sceleratus), considered the most poisonous fish in the world, was caught in the waters of the Adriatic Sea. This unusual species, whose poison is 1,200 times stronger than ...
Venomous fishes occupy a singular niche within marine and freshwater ecosystems, employing specialised anatomical structures to deliver venom composed of a complex cocktail of peptides, proteins, and ...