The mimic octopus, which can imitate flatfish and sea snakes to dupe potential predators, may well be the king of impersonation. By creatively configuring its limbs, adopting characteristic undulating ...

Many of us, including scientists, have wondered how fish like sole and flounder ended up with two eyes on one side of their heads; flatfish are probably the most asymmetric vertebrates on the planet.

Finally using the speargun as a spear... Spearfishing flatfish while freediving is super different to normal spearfishing. The challenge is not to spear them, but to find them. #spearfishing #freedivi ...

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Groundfish Forum – a trade group representing trawl catcher-processors in Alaska ...

SUSAN SCOTT PHOTO Susan Scott photo My flowery flounder, about 12 inches long. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now ...

Makes some of the best fish and chips! Super easy fish to spearfish when you spot them, but often really difficult to spot.

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Scientists have discovered the missing link in the evolution of modern-day flatfish, fish such as halibut and flounder that lie flat on the bottom of the sea and have both eyes on one side of their ...

HOUSTON - (May 3, 2021) - Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one side of its head, and think, "How did that happen?" You're in luck. Rice University biologist Kory Evans ...

Docked in Seattle a few days after Thanksgiving, the F/T Constellation is still filled with the smell of coastal Alaska waters; briny ocean and fresh fish. It wafts up from the lower levels and covers ...

The face of a flounder, sole, halibut or other flatfish looks like a hodgepodge of mismatched puzzle pieces forced together, with eyes that don't seem to match one another nor the orientation of the ...

Flatfishes rapidly evolved into the most asymmetric vertebrates by changing multiple traits at once, according to a new study. Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one ...