While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...
The typical dorsal fin is a triangular-shaped piece of skin wrapped around muscles and bony spines or rays that sits on a ...
The coelacanth has gills similar to those of fish living at the depths in which ... these fishes' paired lobe fins are supported by the same basic bones as your arms and legs.
Canada's marine species are a precious resource and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)'s mandate is to help sustain and ...
It's one of the "four treasures" of Cantonese cuisine, along with abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin. But the main reason fish maw is so desired is its supposed medical value. Because of its ...
They can retract their dorsal and pectoral fins into slots to reduce drag ... size by gorging themselves almost constantly on smaller fish, crustaceans, squid, and eels. They will also filter ...
Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...