Pollution and warmer waters have reduced oxygen in the sea's deeper sections. In parts below 200 meters in the eastern area, ...

Something fishy We probably inherited our joints from… a fish Cartilaginous fish form the same style of joint that we do, while jawless fish don't.

The film explores the fascinating world of fish, detailing their evolution, anatomy, and diverse behaviors. It categorizes fish into three major groups: cartilaginous fish (like sharks and rays ...

Skates are cartilaginous fish that can flourish in benthic ecosystems thanks to their wing-like pectoral fins. This unique trait, however, remains unknown on a molecular level. Where did these ...

Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis has been provided by new fossils of a ray-like shark ...

Taken together, all these “saws, scissors and sharks” would seem to suggest that cartilaginous fish of more than 250 million years ago were far stranger than anything alive today.

Take one look at a ghost shark and you may say, “What’s up with that weird-looking fish?” Over the past few decades, scientists learned that these cartilaginous fishes, also known as ratfish ...