Scientists have solved the mystery of why some closely-related species of an iconic reef fish have vastly different colour patterns, while others look very similar. Skip to main content.

The fish endowed with this highly sensitive form of vision, of which 13 species are now known, may discern certain wavelengths of color at depths reaching 5,000 feet (1,500 meters), where light ...

Some Fish Can See in Color at 5,000 Feet Below Sea Level In the dark, watery depths, these swimmers see in a way scientists previously thought was impossible. By David Grossman Published: May 10 ...

Looking more closely at 101 genomes, they found that three different lineages of deep sea fish had extra copies of genes for seeing in dim light. Among these, the silver spinyfin took the cake.

The new fish species Badis limaakumi has 10 unique pairs of vertical bars on its body. Credit: Limaakum and Praveenraj Jayasimhan. Zoologists have discovered a new species of a colour-changing ...