Nearly 25 years after its arrival off N.C., the lionfish is now well established as an apex predator. Its ecological damage ...

This week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast brought an exciting find — several sargassum frogfish, also known as anglerfish, hidden among the freshly washed-up mats of seaweed. These ...

Of the 32 eels that were swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish in a recent study, nine of them successfully escaped to safety izumi yokoduka/Getty Eels are evading becoming supper by slipping out of ...

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Invasive predators have the capacity to dramatically alter marine ecosystems. The lionfish, a voracious predator native to the Indo-Pacific and now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., ...

Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive, according to new research. Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in ...

With their powerful bodies, tall dorsal fins, and rows of sharp teeth, sharks are some of the most recognizable predators in ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become ...

The encounter captures the raw side of keeping large predatory fish. Instinct drives every action in the tank. There is no hesitation once the predator commits. The scene highlights the realities of ...

When you’re a predatory fish, sometimes the lunch you gobbled up doesn’t agree with you. Rather than accepting its fate, the still-living meal escapes your stomach and flees through the nearest ...