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Cowboy Frog, Armored Catfish Among Creatures Discovered in Suriname
Conservation International (CI) has announced the results of a scientific survey in southwest Suriname that documented nearly 1,300 species, including 46 species which may be new to science. (January 25, 2012)

Little Jawfish Pretends to be Part of Mimic Octopus
Scientists recorded for the first time an association between the black-marble jawfish (Stalix cf. (January 4, 2012)

Fishing Buoys, Creatures and Debris Carried Away By Japan Tsunami toi U.S. West Coast
Japan was hit with a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday, 11 March 2011 (the 2011 Tohoku earthquake). (December 28, 2011)

Silverfish Use Chemical Mimicry to Obtain Free Food and Shelter Inside Army Ant Nests
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology indicates that kleptoparasitic silverfish (Malayatelura ponerophila) cover themselves in the scent of Army ants (Leptogenys distinguenda) so they can live in their nests and eat their food. (December 1, 2011)

Hagfishes Anti-Shark Slime Weapon Revealed in Video Footage
Scientists from Massey University and Te Papa have discovered that the hagfish can secrete slime very quickly. (October 29, 2011)

Object Recognition in Fish: Scientist Trains Goldfish to Touch Objects for Food Rewards
Caroline DeLong, an assistant professor of psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology, has trained goldfish to recognize objects. (October 26, 2011)

Mysterious Translucent Jelly Invades Scotland
Some mysterious translucent jelly - see here and here - has been discovered in the Lake District in Scotland England. (October 22, 2011)

Video: Eerie Deep-sea Fish with Big Teeth
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute created this Halloween compilation of eerie and scary deep-sea fish that all have one thing in common: big teeth. (October 16, 2011)

Video Shows Tool Use by a Fish
Giacomo Bernardi of the University of California, Santa Cruz, captured an orange-dotted tuskfish engaging in tool use in a video. (September 28, 2011)

Little Girl Catches Piranha in Texas Lake Using Hot Dog as Bait
A 5-year-old girl caught a piranha in a Texas lake located near Houston. (September 27, 2011)

New Species of Ancient Bottom Dwelling Predatory Fish Discovered
The Academy of Natural Sciences has announced the discovery of a new species of large predatory fish that prowled ancient North American waterways during the Devonian Period (417 to 354 million years ago). (September 12, 2011)

Video: Flower Hat Jelly Captures Zebrafish
Flower hat jellies (Olindias formosa) are found off the coast of Southern Japan, Brazil and Argentina. (August 20, 2011)

Male African Cichlid Fish Can Rapidly Switch On Idle Reproductive Systems When Need Arises
In an African cichlid fish society only the dominant male reproduces. (July 18, 2011)

Report: Fishers on the Decline in California
A new study has found that the density of fishers - a house-cat sized member of the weasel family - decreased by 73% in Northwestern California between 1998 and 2005. (July 9, 2011)

Video: There's No Such Thing as a Jellyfish
This video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) describes the wide variety of gelatinous creatures found in the ocean. (June 11, 2011)

Fish Fraud: The Mislabing of Fish
American consumers often don't get what they pay for when they purchase fish. (May 30, 2011)

Over 700 Tons of Dead Fish Floating in Taal Lake in Philippines
Over 700 tons of dead fish have been found floating in Taal Lake in the Philippines. (May 30, 2011)

Toadfish Makes Complex Sounds Like Mammals, Say Researchers
Cornell researchers have discovered that the toadfish can make complex sounds, similar to mammals. (May 27, 2011)

The Golden Jellyfish of Jellyfish Lake
Ginger Zee journeyed to visit the jellyfish of Jellyfish Lake for Nightline. The lake on Eli Malk in Palau contains a unique species of jellyfish. (May 23, 2011)

Researchers Build Robot Inspired by Sandfish Lizard
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology built a robot that can penetrate and "swim" through granular material. (May 10, 2011)

Piranha's Bite Force Measured by National Geographic Crew
A National Geographic crew tested the bite force of a Piranha. (May 3, 2011)

Researchers: Xyloplax are Actually Starfish
Researchers have discovered that Xyloplax, small disk-shaped animals, are actually starfish that have lost the large star-shaped, adult body from their life cycle. (May 2, 2011)

Researchers Discover New Species of Giant Crayfish in Stream in Southern Tennessee
Two aquatic biologists have discovered a new species of giant crayfish in a Tennessee stream. (January 19, 2011)

Woman Claims She Was Attacked by Asian Carp
A Woman says flying Asian carp attacked her and her family on a boat on Lake Nesbit in Mississippi. (September 22, 2010)

The Tripod Fish Stands on the Ocean Floor
The tripod fish is an amazing fish. In this video an ROV is spotted by a tripod fish on the ocean floor. (August 26, 2010)