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stained archerfish skeleton glowing red on a black background

Archerfishes are the anti-aircraft gunners of the aquatic world. The fishes are famed for their amazing ability to shoot down land-based insects midflight with highly accurate streams of water they project from their mouths. ...

Anoplogaster cornuta (deep-sea Fangtooth)

Leo Smith, associate curator of ichthyology at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, and associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, recently had two photographs honored as Images of Distinction in the 45th annual 2019 Nikon Small World Photo Competition. The international contest...

A photo of Hypancistrus zebra (Loricariidae), a critically endangered species, heavily demanded by the aquarium trade and threatened by the Belo Monte hydropower plant.
Researcher Gloria Arratia serves as editor and contributor to the just published first volume of “Catfishes: A Highly Diversified Group,” a two-volume reference.