Fish are vertebrates—animals with backbones—and have bodies supported by a bony skeleton. Variations in the skeleton, such as the number of vertebrae or the position of fins, are documented with ...

Whoever said fish can't fly haven't seen mobula rays in action. These marine animals, which are often referred to as devil rays because their heads have two horn-like points, can soar through the air ...

Very little is known about giant manta rays, fish up to 25 feet wide that glide through the ocean like giant underwater bats. Now, in the first study using satellite tracking of the creatures, ...

A creature that's often seen in the San Francisco Bay somehow managed to make its way into Lake Merritt. Dan Fournier, an Oakland resident, said he was walking around the lake Tuesday evening when he ...

The most common lineages of fish found today in oceans, lakes, and rivers evolved about the same time as mammals and birds, a new Yale University-led study shows. A genetic analysis by Yale ...

Chef Nick Cruz says his homage to his late fisherman grandfather Raymond offers "A+ food in C-minus real estate." Big Ray's Fish Camp has become a tradition in Tampa, Florida, ever since it opened in ...

Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass extinction event 360 million years ago as scientists previously thought. Ray-finned fish, now the most ...

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