Many fish species evolved parts of their fins into sharp, spiny, needle-like elements -- called fin spines -- that function to protect the fish against predators. Such spines have evolved ...

A young angler fishing in Italy caught a “spiny” fish identified by scientists as a “rare” and “toxic” spotfin burrfish, a study said. Google Street View ...

It's an unsettling image that seems more suited to a conversation about demonology than one about marine biology. An armor-studded fish skeleton, its empty eye sockets fixed upon observers with a ...

In the movie "A Fish Called Wanda", the villain Otto effortlessly gobbles up all the occupants of Ken`s fish tank. Reality, however, is more daunting. At least one unfortunate fan who re-enacted this ...

Dozens of spiny water fleas are entangled on a fishing line. The animals, which are smaller than a fingernail and invasive in the Northeast, are often transported between water bodies on fishing ...

Spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus acanthias) are longtime residents of our coastal waters and, for many months of the year, one of the most available fish in the sea, and yet local anglers almost never ...

Most seafood fans are familiar with Maine lobster, but have you ever tried fish from the opposite side of the Atlantic?

Maine lobster gets all the hype, but pound-for-pound, West Coast spiny lobster have more sweet meat than its East Coast counterpoint. That’s why the annual arrival of spiny lobster season is cause for ...

The 48-hour mini-season for Florida's spiny lobster opens, and closes, this week. This annual, abbreviated, season for some of Florida's tastiest crustaceans happens every year on the last consecutive ...