You’ve heard of flying fish, but did you know about the legless leaping fish, which spends its life on land? Scientists studying these strange, rock-dwelling creatures called blennies have found that ...

Anglins Fishing Pier in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea has been open since 1941, and many consider it to be a town staple. However, it has been only partially open for fishing and sightseeing since Hurricane ...

When Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s campus closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scripps scientist and Marine Vertebrate Collection curator Phil Hastings grabbed specimens of ...

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A fanged coral reef fish that disables its rivals by delivering a dose of heroin-like venom could one day cure your pain, researchers say. Researchers have found the fast-acting venom of the fang ...

The fang blenny fish’s two-inch body is not very intimidating to predators, and its pair of teeth give it the look of a braces-wearing teenager. But those canines pack a chemical punch, helping the ...

A group of Pacific leaping blennies out of the water on the foreshores of the island Guam (Dr Terry Ord) “Like a fish out of water” is an expression that does not apply to the blenny – species of ...

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis—a pretty little fish with a venomous bite. Photo by Klaus Stiefel via Flickr "Did you tell her the one about George Losey and the blenny?" Rich Pyle asked with a knowing smirk ...

Small fish want to be them. Predators fear them. At first glance, you'd be forgiven for dismissing the tiny fang blenny as an easy meal ticket. However while these plankton feeders and aquarium ...

Not unlike the ant-decapitating fly and the satanic leaf-tailed gecko, the fang blenny’s name does not disappoint. This tiny fish wields two massive teeth that it uses to gouge chunks out of much ...

A tropical fish has gone to new levels to escape its predators and quite literally climbed out of the water. Blenny fish in the Cook Islands are in the process of colonising land and are using their ...