Raccoons join hornets, ibis and some kinds of algae as invasive species putting Europe’s biodiversity at risk.

Five years ago, few tiger puffer fish were caught off Fukushima, but local authorities said warmer-than-usual water temperatures may have helped the species thrive.

Gills Gone Wild made All The Sharks feel more than a photo contest under the ocean. MJ and Aliah made every dive look like a ...

A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Oshima Island. The 2-meter diameter pattern is a puffer fish spawning bed.

The pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) encompasses approximately 150 species, and while all share the basic ability to inflate, there are notable variations in their specific methods.

The pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) includes approximately 120 species, and while all can inflate, their specific inflation behaviors show fascinating variations.

At feeding time, Dale -- a freshwater Mbu puffer, one of the largest puffer fish species -- flaps his fins like oversized wings and glides toward his tank corner. He's also the unofficial mascot ...

Two species of estuarine-resident puffer fish, Sphoeroides greeleyi Gilbert, 1900 and Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758), closely related yet genetically distinct (Noleto et al., 2007), have ...

They belong to the Tetraodontiformes order, and there are nearly 200 different species. Examples include the golden pufferfish, the striped toby, and the yellowfin pufferfish.

In the vast blue expanse of the ocean, where life often seems chaotic and untamed, there exists a tiny artist that defies all ...

Imagine swimming through the tranquil blue waters off the coast of Japan, when suddenly, you see what looks like an ...

Researchers have expressed concern about the rising presence of invasive and toxic fish species in the Mediterranean which poses a danger to swimmers and local tourism. The silver-cheeked toadfish, ...