When people think of pets, they tend to think about dogs, cats, and hamsters, but there are so many more options out there, ...

Indians in West Bengal may face a shortage of hilsa, their favourite fish, as millions gear up to celebrate the state's biggest festival, Durga Puja, in October. That is because Bangladesh, the ...

The extinction of hundreds of bird species caused by humans over the last 130,000 years has led to substantial reductions in avian functional diversity -- a measure of the range of different roles ...

Sea robins have “the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab” Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Some species of sea robins, such as Prionotus carolinus, use their leg ...

About 400 million years ago fish began to go on to the land and eventually changed into tetrapods - animals with four limbs. Now scientists are studying a "weird" species of fish, the sea robin ...

Several fish species such as sea robins and gurnards have leg-like limbs that some use to walk and others use to dig. Scientists say a gene also found in humans is behind the "leg" development and ...

Other fish species have modifications to their pectoral or pelvic fins that allow them to walk or perch, but sea robins can move their legs individually, which makes them more adept at walking and ...

The grumpy dwarfgoby, a new fish species with a menacing look, has been discovered in the Red Sea, emphasizing the importance of conservation efforts in this environmentally sensitive area.

Sea robins are in the fish family Triglidae, some of whose species use leglike appendages to walk along the ocean floor. Some of those species can turn up in bouillabaisse, added to the soup as an ...