Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin evolved from a swimming and buoyancy aid to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus), also known as the hairy frogfish. (Credit: Deposit Photos) Anglerfish earned the name ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Anglerfish are some of the most bizarre and fearsome ...

A species of anglerfish spends their whole lives swimming upside down, scientists have found. An international team of researchers published these findings in a new study in the Journal of Fish ...

Characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments, anglerfish are known for using lures to attract prey. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered in frogfish (a ...