The ocean is home to some of nature’s most beautiful creatures. The same can’t be said for the snailfish. Best described as something that lands in your tissue after a bloody nose, snailfish leave ...

One curious coastal creature is at critical risk of extinction — here's what Australia's doing to help. Just off the coast of Tasmania, little red fish with hand-like fins are struggling to survive.

In a river in southern China, a small fish with a red belly swims between the boulders. Chen, Jia-Bo, Ying-Tao Li, Jia-Jun Zhou, Cheng Li, Guo-Xi Weng, Hung-Du Lin, and Jun-Jie Wang (2024) Diversity ...

Along the shore of an island in Japan, a ghost shrimp burrows its way into the sand, making its home in a tidal flat. But the shrimp isn’t alone — it is the host to another tiny red critter.

A deep-sea oddity from the waters around the Galápagos Islands has gone viral again for all the right reasons. With a bright red pout and a clumsy “walking” style, the red-lipped batfish is often ...

The red-lipped batfish looks like it was designed by someone who couldn’t decide whether they were making a fish, a bird, or a cartoon character. With its pouty red mouth and awkward, walk-like swim, ...