Drum fish are given their unique name not because they have drums in their bodies but because they let out croaker sounds produced by their swim bladders. There are around 275 species of drum fish, ...

Can we examine the teeth of living fish and other vertebrates in detail, repeatedly over time, without harming them? Previously, small animals often had to be euthanized to obtain precise information, ...

University of Washington scientists have made a remarkable discovery: real teeth growing on the forehead of a deep-sea ratfish. This finding sheds light on the unique adaptations in fish anatomy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers on an expedition to the western Pacific Ocean near Japan and the Philippines recently discovered a brightly-colored ...

Two fish fossils found in China have given us more insight into what bony fish looked like before separate lineages diverged.

Our modern teeth evolved from a most unexpected source. A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved ...

The Viperfish’s Teeth Are Larger Than Its Mouth These formidable teeth cause the viperfish’s lower jaw to protrude forward. The teeth sit outside of the mouth, interlocking, with two large lower fangs ...