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an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

Meet the Coelacanth

Learn about the fish that was once thought to be extinct.

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Un pescador de una pesquería a pequeña escala de Honduras se embarca en una excursión de pesca.

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Medidas Inteligentes Rastrea las Presiones de Pesca

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.

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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.

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Following the Akule

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel

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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.

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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes

Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

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No Fouling Around

A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.

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Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears

Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon

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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.

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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

jars of specimens in a musuem

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Unlocking a Fish’s Genetic Code

a blue larval fish with fanning spines

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Blackwater Divers Illuminate Sea Life at Night

A school of bluefin tuna

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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.

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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

a siphonophore

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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.

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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow