Colorful fish swim in blue water.

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an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

Meet the Coelacanth

Learn about the fish that was once thought to be extinct.

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Fish Articles

Scientists Discover Seven New Species of Fish

Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies

Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel

Protecting the Most Vulnerable Fish After an Oil Spill

A large black grouper swims amidst coral.