A new study suggests the odd appendages first appeared in the fish's ancestors around 72 million years ago. Today, females ...

Great Lakes steelhead are adfluvial fish, meaning they migrate from big lakes into rivers to spawn. This annual migration starts in the fall and ends in the spring when they return to the lakes to ...

Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81% “It’s very hard to imagine what’s going on beneath the water when you look at a river – ...

Fish change their routine during the cold months, and seasoned ice anglers have learned to adapt right along with them. It might be a little easier for us to settle in for a Sunday nap this time of ...

Growing up, you probably changed your style based on your social influences. It turns out, such pressures affect the appearance of young clownfish (anemonefish) too. A new study from the Okinawa ...

Oregonians looking for something fun to do this Valentine's Day can enjoy fishing, clamming and crabbing for free between Feb. 14-15. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced its 2026 free ...

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves. By Kate Golembiewski Many of the snazziest decorations in the animal ...

For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. A male ornate boxfish with distinctive, complex patterns of stripes and ...

While seaching for Ernest Shackleton's lost ship Endurance in 2019, researchers stumbled across clusters of indentations on the seafloor. Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 Scientists were using an ...

From tiger stripes to leopard spots, the animal world is full of distinctive and intricate patterns. In a new study, CU Boulder scientists refined their previous theory of how animal patterns form and ...

The best things in life are free. And on Sept. 27, you can experience one of them: fishing. To celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...