Marks covering a shark off Hawaii are signs of a fight between the predatory fish and a giant squid 

Golf ball-sized battle scars were found covering a shark in the waters off Hawaii, and they were likely inflected after a fight with a giant squid, scientists claim. Researchers from Florida International University studied pictures of the shark taken off Hawaii’s Kona coast after they were shared by photographer Deron Verbeck.  Until now fights between … Read more

Doctors had to surgically remove a dead fish from the rectum of a male patient

Man, 30, has a whole fish stuck in his rectum after ‘sitting on it by accident’ The 30-year-old went to a hospital in China after having abdominal pain Doctors were shocked to find a fish inside his body during an X-ray scan  The man said the fish slipped into his backside after ‘he sat on … Read more

Fish Tacos | Daily Mail Online

Fish Tacos By Phil Vickery Published: 00:02 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 31 May 2020 ENERGY 150kcals PROTEIN 19g FAT 4.7g SATURATED FAT 0.8g CARBOHYDRATE 8g TOTAL SUGARS 0.7g SALT 0.1g SODIUM 97mg FIBRE 1.6g  An easy lunch or a crowd pleaser when scaled up. Take advantage of seasonal produce for the … Read more

Fish eye lens: ‘Single-pixel vision’ allows zebrafish to spot their tiny prey

Fish eye lens: Zebrafish use ‘single-pixel vision’ to spot their tiny prey – which may be the same technique humans use to see minuscule details like stars in the sky Zebrafish used single photoreceptor cells in a highly sensitive part of their eye This zone is thought to be an early form of the human … Read more

Giant fish from 380 million years ago was a suspension feeder

A giant fish that lived around 380 million years ago fed in a similar way to basking sharks, the second-largest living shark in the world today, scientists report.     The Titanichthys, from the class of pre-historic fish called the placoderm, was a suspension-feeder – it captured and ingested food particles suspended in water.  A Titanichthys fossil that was … Read more

Feisty squid and deep-sea fish dazzle potential predators with a bioluminescent flash of light

Squid and deep-sea fish dazzle potential predators with a bioluminescent flash of light that allows them to escape, research shows Elephant seals feast on lantern fish that live at great depths in the murky ocean Biologists set out to find out how the seals manage to hunt their prey in the dark They attached trackers … Read more

Some aquarium fish are showing signs of depression after two months without human visitors

Finding emo! Fish can develop depression too according to marine biologists at an Australian aquarium, who say they miss seeing human visitors through the glass Many fish at Carins Aquarium in Australia have become depressed Marino biologists say it’s caused by the lack of human visitors to interact with Some fish stopped eating, while others are … Read more

Swooper photo! British expat photographer snaps bald eagle taking a fish from Alaskan seas

Catch of the day! British expat photographer snaps bald eagle taking a fish from Alaskan seas Alan Murphy, 59, originally from London, took the pictures while teaching in the US state of Alaska Shots show the bird’s incredible six-foot wing-span and diving precision as it takes a fish from the water Bald eagle is an … Read more