UC Davis study of 161 fish species using high-speed video reveals evolutionary trade-off: large teeth prevent mobile jaw development.

Pacific spiny lumpsuckers' tiny, plump bodies and adorable appearance make them essentially wild kawaii. They are awkward swimmers, so to avoid being swept off by currents in their coastal homes, ...

Sheepshead Fish Have Human-Looking Teeth. The striped coloring on sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) makes them look like they broke out of some type of old-timey aquarium chain gang.

No, it’s not Photoshop; this fish has human-like teeth. Meet the sheepshead fish — Archosargus probatocephalus. While this fish made quite a stir in 2021 after an angler posted an image of the fish on ...

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient, armored fish.

The teeth sit outside of the mouth, interlocking, with two large lower fangs that curl upward reaching past the fish’s eyes. Because its jaw can unhinge, the viperfish can eat large prey for its ...

Teeth first evolved as sensory organs, not for chewing, according to a new analysis of animal fossils.The first tooth-like structures seem to have been sensitive nodules on the skin of early fish ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes.

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish ...

Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the "body armor" of extinct fish that lived 465 million years ago, scientists say.. In a new study, the researchers showed how sensory tissue discovered on ...

A shocked diver, in the depths of Chesapeake Bay, has caught a bizarre fish with human-like teeth, smashing the world record for its enormous 'dinosaur-like' size, weighing over 17 pounds.

The fish are also equipped with fused teeth, powerful enough to crunch through the tough exoskeletons of their catch. Aired 08/11/2016 | Rating TV-Y. Problems with Closed Captions?