The tropical setting is postcard perfect. A palm tree on a deserted white beach surrounded by turquoise water imprints itself on my mind as I roll backward off the boat in full scuba gear. Just six ...

Scientists reveal the torrid, adulterous love lives of the mouth-brooding cardinalfish. The male fish of this species carries the eggs in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. Until now the species ...

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(AP) - The federal government is looking to ban the importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade. The fish is the ...

WASHINGTON— NOAA Fisheries has announced a proposed rule to ban the import and export of threatened Banggai cardinalfish, following a 2021 petition from conservation groups. “Far too many of these ...

Like an anatomical panic room, the mouth of a cardinalfish might just be the safest place in the ocean if you’re an unhatched fry. With razor-sharp teeth framing its gaping maw, the male tiger ...

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