If someone in a pub told you they’d just seen a fish flying for nearly a quarter of a mile, you might think there was something fishy about their story – or maybe just that they’d been drinking like a fish. But bad jests aside, certain of our Piscean pals are fully capable of such feats. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A fossilized shark that swallowed a crocodile-like amphibian that, in turn, had gobbled up a fish has now been unearthed. This exceptional find marks the first time scientists have found direct evidence of such a complex, extinct food chain. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A woman pierced her skin with giant fish hooks and hung herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris on Thursday in a radical protest at the threat of extinction facing the world's sharks. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A 10-foot Great White Shark had been hooked already by a baited drum line off the coast of Queensland, Australia when it was attacked and bitten by a much bigger fish. Based on the bite marks, the attacker is presumed to be a 20-foot long Great White shark.

What a picture! picked by bingo 1 month ago

Brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Very cool concept!
updated link - now with video picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A Japanese film crew has shot a 45-second-long video of a flying fish in the air, in what may be the longest recorded flight of the acrobatic species. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 1 year ago

This pic and brief article of a whale shark being sliced up makes me sad... At least it's not going to waste. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A Chinese firm has come up with the perfect solution for pet-loving families who don't have the space to keep animals: the fish tank toilet. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Robotic fish, developed by UK scientists, are to be released into the sea for the first time to detect pollution. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Climate change is leading to bigger fish in shallow water, but they are growing slower at greater depths, CSIRO research in Tasmania suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works." picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Two conjoined Nile Tilapia fish, dubbed "Siamese Twin", swim in a small aquarium in Bangkok. They are both eight months old and share part of the skin together. The bigger fish tends to protect the smaller one from harm while the smaller one looks for food at the bottom of the aquarium. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A great way to relieve goldfish suffering from separation anxiety? Not quite. Michal Shabtiali's portable Fish Bowl design, a student project, is aimed at kids with divorced parents. It allows you to "walk" your fish, despite the fact that fish don't have legs and can't walk. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims pressed Congress to protect a sea creature they'd rather not run into again.

The group wants to strengthen laws protecting sharks from "finning," in which fins are sliced from sharks for their meat, leaving the fish for dead. The growing market for fin meat, a popular soup delicacy in Asia, threatens many shark species around the world, they say. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

According to theage.com, Australis said the empty tank had been drained before the maintenance work and there was no fish faeces in the container. The company said also that no serious injuries were sustained by the four workers.
Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 3 years ago

Scientists have discovered a highly unusual fish with fangs made of bone.

Dubbed the "Dracula" fish, the creature is about 17mm (0.7 inches) long and has been found in only one Burmese stream. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Long Island man was arrested yesterday for allegedly shoplifting a live shark. Police say the heist took place last month, when the man—a sex offender on probation—grabbed a $350 nurse shark from a tank, put it into his jacket, and drove it to a new home in his apartment's aquarium. picked by suebe 11 months ago