Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ ...

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research collaboration. Using integrative taxonomy, which combines genetic analysis and ...

Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass extinction event 360 million years ago as scientists previously thought. Ray-finned fish, now the most ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

In Fiji, a ray with light blue spots and a mask-like pattern on its face began appearing in the country’s fish markets. It closely resembled other species, but displayed several key differences that ...

Marine biologists in India have used genetic tools and talked to fishermen in order to figure out how ray species are faring. Alissa Barnes, a shark and fisheries biologist explains that despite this ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.

Bichir, pronounced “be-sheer,” are considered living fossil fish. Also known as “dinosaur eels,” these fish have many unique features. Read on to learn everything you need to know about what makes ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has temporarily stopped issuing licenses for new catches of shark and ray species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter obtained ...

A team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has discovered a new species of fish—a member of the eelpout family—that lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Costa ...