When Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s campus closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scripps scientist and Marine Vertebrate Collection curator Phil Hastings grabbed specimens of ...

Anglins Fishing Pier in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea has been open since 1941, and many consider it to be a town staple. However, it has been only partially open for fishing and sightseeing since Hurricane ...

The male blenny fish will occasionally eat its babies when it feels the first group of eggs wasn't good enough or won't be worth it to guard. Researchers from Nagasaki University in Japan found out ...

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A tropical fish has gone to new levels to escape its predators and quite literally climbed out of the water. Blenny fish in the Cook Islands are in the process of colonising land and are using their ...

The fang blenny fish’s two-inch body is not very intimidating to predators, and its pair of teeth give it the look of a braces-wearing teenager. But those canines pack a chemical punch, helping the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A fanged coral reef fish that disables its rivals by delivering a dose of heroin-like venom could one day cure your pain, researchers ...

Fang blennies are small fish with big teeth. Specifically, they have two large canine teeth that jut out of their lower jaw. Since blenny fish are only about two inches long, these 'fangs' would be ...

Opioids like morphine are addictive, have side effects and aren't that effective. Newer synthetic ones, like oxycodone and fentanyl, have the same issues and don't solve chronic pain. The ...

You’ve heard of flying fish, but did you know about the legless leaping fish, which spends its life on land? Scientists studying these strange, rock-dwelling creatures called blennies have found that ...

The science behind the pain-free bite from an otherwise unassuming little fish could lead to the development of new painkillers. The fang blenny, which has two large canine teeth jutting out of its ...

Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with traditional examination of morphology, scientists ...