The Northern Pike (Esox lucius) belongs to the Kingdom Animalia. It is one of the largest freshwater predators found across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, where it can grow longer than ...

March is an exciting time for fishermen on the Atlantic Coast. As temperatures rise in the Northeast, it’s not just birds that begin to migrate—fish do as well. Among these migrating fish is the famed ...

Young blue crabs face their biggest threat from their own kind, but shallow water can provide a crucial refuge from cannibalism.

This week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast brought an exciting find — several sargassum frogfish, also known as anglerfish, hidden among the freshly washed-up mats of seaweed. These ...

The team also detected signs of cannibalism on 42 percent of the crabs. The living crabs had injuries associated with cannibalism, while those that were killed had some remains left behind. There was ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the world’s waters, fish are making a quiet, biological retreat. The once simple ...

Certain small fish, like pearlfish, have evolved a bizarre survival strategy by taking refuge inside sea cucumbers. These fish enter through the anus, finding protection from predators within the ...

The oceans of the Cretaceous of North America teemed with life. Gigantic fish and enormous marine reptiles hunted the Western ...

A nationwide campaign was launched last month in Sri Lanka to encourage the capture of excess fish predators and invasive species in the Deduru Oya reservoir. The Fisheries Ministry hosted a one-day ...