So, blobfish don’t really look like melting ice cream in their natural environment. Underwater, they’re shaped like tadpoles: ...

Cycloid and ctenoid scales are found on bony fishes, like salmon, bass, trout, or carp. They are similar in structure and both made from collagen and bone, but are differentiated by the smoothness ...

They had small, rough scales, fixed fins, and sharp, replaceable teeth. The second group, the bony fish, were covered in scales and had maneuverable fins and gas-filled swim bladders for ...

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the largest recorded bony fish in history ... But to find out its weight, they needed a crane scale and a forklift truck. The sex, though, was not ...

Beneath the chin lie large, bony plates. The coelacanth has large ... these are the gills of a slow-going rather than an active fish. The scales are hard, woven tight as armor, and rough to ...