marine biology

California’s stingray population has steadily increased over the years, and they’ve become especially abundant in Southern California waters and beaches. Seal Beach Marine Safety Chief Joe Bailey told ABC7, “We ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—A prominent California marine biologist on probation for feeding killer whales in the wild was ordered ...

Contrary to popular belief, the apparent increase in blooms of jellyfish around the world may simply be a ...

Thorny seahorses, Hippocampus histrix, inhabit sandy and reef substrates in the Western Pacific.

The painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, is also known as the painted anglerfish because it uses a lure to ...

Leaf scorpionfish are found in various parts of the world, including the tropical Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea.

Juvenile frogfish are less than 1 cm long, almost the size of a thumb-nail.

Bumble bee shrimps, Caridina sp., are found throughout the Indo-Pacific.

A new type of meat-eating sponge called the harp sponge, Chondrocladia lyra, has been discovered off the coast ...

Skeleton shrimp belong to the family Caprellidae, and are sometimes also referred to as ghost shrimp.

Cuttlefish eggs laid inside an old pair of pants, the zip of which is visible, at Puri Jati ...

A species of coral in Fiji calls on goby fish to rescue it when under attack by a ...

A dead mother whale and her male calf stranded on a New Zealand beach have been identified as ...

Lizardfish are bottom-dwelling fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are ambush predators, burying themselves in the ...

Numerous species of shrimp belong to the genus Periclimenes and are often also called "anemone shrimp."

The world's largest fish swim to the surface to warm up, after diving for extended periods at chilly ...

The orangutan crab, Achaeus japonicus, is a small crustacean in the decorator or spider crab family.

Bargibanti pygmy seahorses, Hippocampus bargibanti, are typically grey with red tubercles, but orange variations are commonly found at ...

The boxer crab, Lybia sp., carries a pair of sea anemones on its pincers to ward off predators ...

A Scottish fossil has been identified as evidence of complex division of labor among a group of long ...

A species of phytoplankton avoids predators, especially when the predators are actively grazing.

Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus, inhabit seagrass beds and coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, and spend their whole lives in ...

Coastal marine infrastructure like aquaculture farms and oil rigs could provide jellyfish larvae with ideal settlement grounds and ...

Some marine animals that dwell in dark habitats about half a mile below the surface can see blue ...

The distribution of plastic debris floating in Australian waters is being mapped to give sea turtle hatchlings a ...

The 10-inch eyes of giant squid may enable them to detect sperm whales from afar in the deep ...