So last Wednesday I got a message from DSN reader Aaron England Looze asking if I could identify this fish: Anyone who knows me knows…
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Category: Fish
Meet the New Sharks of 2015
The worn and weary phrase “There’s more fish in the sea” isn’t just cold solace for heartbroken saps, but for shark biologists, this means more discoveries…
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TGIF: Subway Car Artificial Reefs!
A sunken city of NYC subway cars lives off the coast of Delaware – yep, you read that right. They were sunk there on purpose,…
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Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming
You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it’s dark and elusive, but because you won’t be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off…
View More Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming6 times an invertebrate punched a vertebrate in the face (and it was awesome)
A guest post from Katie Thomas, a graduate student at Duke University researching the evolution of bioluminescence in squids. (@katiethomas10) For those of us who love the…
View More 6 times an invertebrate punched a vertebrate in the face (and it was awesome)Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other Animals
1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4. Goblin shark eating a fish 5.…
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One of my favorite places in the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands is the Kapoho Tide Pools. Lava flows from Kilauea often reach the ocean. Rapid…
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Oh my god, what the @#$% is that bro?
I can’t help it. I’m in love with a new viral video. Is it the fact that features the largest species of fish? Is nostalgia…
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It’s early Monday morning. You really don’t want to work. Well let me help you out. Grab that cup of coffee, grab your mouse, and…
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Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea?
Here’s a mystery: below 8,400 meters there are no fish. There are other creatures: sea cucumbers, anemones, tiny worms, but no one has ever seen…
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