Crawling Fish Designated As New Species

"A new elusive species of fish with eyes on the side of its head and freaky characteristics like a fleshy chin and cheeks has been given a name.

"Psychedelica" appears to be the perfect name for a species of fish that is a mix of tan and peach zebra stripes, according to University of Washington's Ted Pietsch, who is the first to describe the new species ..."


http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1644730/crawling_fish_designated_as_new_species/index.html

Great Lake Sinkholes Home To Exotic Ecosystems

"Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.

As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations—sinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabed—harbor bizarre... "

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1644931/great_lake_sinkholes_home_to_exotic_ecosystems/index.html

Cichlids Adapted Vision To Form New Species

"Researchers said Wednesday that some colorful cichlid fish in Africa's Lake Victoria formed a new species by adapting their vision, showing that geographical isolation is not essential for divergence.
Ole Seehausen, who led the study, said the fish evolved..."

~http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1575929/cichlids_adapted_vision_to_form_new_species/index.html

Offshore Drilling Threatens Deep-Water Coral Reefs

'CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One of Earth's last frontiers lies off the Carolinas coast, on the cold, black ocean bottom 1,200 feet below the waves.
Scientists are just beginning to...'

read the rest at:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1461650/offshore_drilling_threatens_deepwater_coral_reefs/index.html

Ebola-Like Virus in Fish May Spread Across U.S.

"CHICAGO -- When thousands of bloody, hemorrhaging fish recently turned up on the Lake Michigan shore south of Milwaukee, it confirmed the worst fears of scientists worried that an Ebola-like..."

from:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1440034/ebolalike_virus_in_fish_may_spread_across_us/index.html

Population Linked to Intersex Fish

an interesting article on 'intersex' fish...

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1247106/population_linked_to_intersex_fish/index.html

Butterfly Fish Faces Possible Extinction

aw.... can't we breed this in captivity?

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1268095/butterfly_fish_faces_possible_extinction/index.html