A Miocene fish fossil with soft tissue and intact pigmentation has been discovered in New South Wales, revealing prehistoric ...

Although not as menacing as a great white, the zoo says the pair are anything but ordinary and have an important job.

Orcas look like water pandas, but live up to the nickname “killer whale.” This name originates from sailors who witnessed ...

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is now home to two bamboo sharks: Snoopy and Pluto. Here's how you can visit them.

Getting finned when fishing is never fun, but did you know catfish can release venom? What to know in Mississippi ...

Their pectoral fins are unusual, having a “shoulder” and an “elbow” joint, which somehow gives them the ability to skitter over the mud and even jump (with the aid of the tail).

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

Most species of sea robins are bottom-dwellers that both swim and crawl around on “legs” that extend from their pectoral fins. An international team of researchers has now discovered that the ...

To move on land, the mudskippers mainly use the fins attached to the side of their bodies, which are called pectoral fins. “Mudskippers have a unique way of moving, which has not been seen in ...

When using CT scanning to study a Bothriolepis fossil, Sharma observed a joint cavity between the shoulder and pectoral fin. Whether the cavity was filled with synovial fluid or cartilage is ...