Due to this long period of evolutionary isolation, Polypterus still has many primitive characteristics that provide important ...

This large, bony fish predates the dinosaurs ... intriguing scientists with its unique characteristics. Great White Shark swimming close to the ocean surface scoping out its surroundings. Image by ...

The research began almost a decade ago working with children who had a clinical history of allergies to bony fish. "We have a data bank of over 100 children with confirmed fish allergies ...

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s ...

Aside from having skin in lieu of scales, there are some other differences. Most bony fish have gas bladders, which are simply gas-filled organs, to help keep them buoyant. Blobfish, like sharks ...

Scientists have known for decades that synovial joints were present in early tetrapods, and more recently also discovered them in bony fishes, but it wasn’t clear when they first appeared in the ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved that they could determine its last meal — dating back up to 16 million years to the Miocene Epoch.