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An Asian carp leaps over a biologist's net in Missouri.
lakes

Michigan Needs You to Solve Its Asian Carp Problem

Carpe diem!
Cara Giaimo March 6, 2017
Goodbye Bubbles and Freddy.
schools

Schoolchildren in Scotland Gave Their Goldfish a Viking Funeral

They are in Valhalla now.
Eric Grundhauser March 1, 2017
Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
food

Japanese Street Vendors and Their Spongy Fish Pancakes

Yum.
Lauren Young February 23, 2017
video

Watch a Massive Swirling Tornado of Tuna

They're mating in there.
Lauren Young February 2, 2017
A US Catfish, likely unaware of his controversial status.
columns

Why the U.S. Government Treats Catfish Unlike Any Other Fish

There's a strange political battle over how catfish should be regulated.
Cara Giaimo January 5, 2017
monsters

Found: A Lot of Terrifying Creatures From the Deep Sea, Thanks to This Russian Fisherman

Here is your nightmare fuel, forever.
Sarah Laskow December 20, 2016
Welcome to Trump Fish!
news

Something Called 'Trump Fish' Apparently Just Opened In Kurdistan

The San Diego Chargers' lightning bolt stands in for Trump's hair.
Cara Giaimo December 5, 2016
Large ‘platium’ Gar on display near one of the market’s entrances. A rare mutation causes this pure white coloration.
markets

This Obscure Bangkok Market is Home to a Million-Dollar Collection of Tropical Fish

In the market for rare aquarium fish? Head to Thailand.
Mike Tuccinardi December 1, 2016
death

Found: A Canal So Thick With Dead Fish 'You Could've Walked Across It'

These unfortunate fish met their end.
Sarah Laskow November 16, 2016
A griffin vulture soars over the Meanders
Družiniće, Serbia

Uvac River Meanders

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.
A pair of larval <em>Bothidae flatfish</em>, or left-eyed flounder, swim upright in what will be fleeting phase of body symmetry. Before long, these larvae will undergo an astounding transformation in which one of the fish’s eyes migrates to the other side of the head.
oceans

See the Weird and Fascinating Deep-Sea Creatures That Live in Constant Darkness

When light is a commodity, evolution takes a strange turn.
Solvin Zankl and BioGraphic November 7, 2016
2007's Alabama sturgeon, the last one ever caught.
mystery

How Fish Forensics Uncovered the Long-Lost Alabama Sturgeon

Scientists discovered that this rare fish is still alive—without ever laying eyes on it.
Cara Giaimo September 8, 2016
Locals in Colombo can catch fish in the marsh.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Rajagiriya Marsh

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.
aquariums

The Tiny Amazonian City That Supplies Aquarium Fish to the World

Once a rubber boomtown, remote Barcelos is now at the center of the tropical fish trade.
Mike Tuccinardi August 30, 2016
Aquarius Reef Base.
United States

Aquarius Reef Base

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.
animals

Found: Football-Sized Goldfish in an Australian River

Please stop putting pets in the river.
Eric Grundhauser August 18, 2016
underwater

Watch a Terrifying Stargazer Fish Ambush its Prey to Upbeat Jazz

These things don't mess around.
Tao Tao Holmes July 18, 2016