Cherry Barbs Freshwater fish conservationist Lily Hwang is a fan of vibrant red cherry barbs (Puntius titteya). She says ...

Indeed, healthy, lively dither fish can encourage territorial cichlids to behave in a more normal way. In the wild, bottom-dwelling cichlids know they’re at risk from terrestrial predators like ...

In the rainforest of Costa Rica, a soil-dwelling fish with skin-covered eyes maneuvered through the mud. Its small size and ...

Scientists found a soil-dwelling fish with skin-covered eyes in a nature reserve and discovered a new species: Berlin’s bloodworm eel. Photos from Arroyave, Angulo, Mar-Silva and Stiassny (2024 ...

Predators looking down from the surface will probably see a dark substrate and the fish should blend in because its back is a similarly colour. Bottom-dwelling predators looking up will see the sky ...

The scooter dragonet is a reef-associated bottom dwelling fish that inhabits shallow, tropical waters, usually sandy lagoons or rocky reefs. They tend to form loose congregations of several ...