Adult male Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa) shows off his colors for the ladies. This species is found at the equator in the Indian Ocean, living in the coral reefs of the Maldives ...

Species are fizzling out of existence at a rate faster than any other time in human history—and no one is more aware of that fact than National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. After 13 years of ...

An international research team led by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) with the participation of the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen has taken a close ...

Today I'm transferring all of my colorful fish into my massive 6,000-gallon saltwater pond. From carefully catching each fish ...

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...

Scientists analyzed the DNA of fish in the Galapagos Islands and discovered a colorful new species with white speckles, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Swimming through the crystal blue ...

Two new species of fish were discovered in tributaries of the Black Warrior River System in Alabama, according to a study. Photo from Bernie Kuhajda A collection of colorful fish that are crimson, ...

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of feet underwater, the Greek goddess of love lives on—in the form of a dazzling reef fish. “This one is without a doubt the most spectacularly colored ...

Have you seen an Orangethroat Darter before?According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, they are a common fish in the state and they are extra colorful.Department officials said in a ...