Creatura Blog
Don’t worry, cardinalfish, we didn’t want your eggs anyway
Like an anatomical panic room, the mouth of a cardinalfish might just be the safest place in the ocean if you’re an unhatched fry.
Tag: fish
Wildlife
‘There’s hope’: Fighting for the future of the red handfish
Scientists are working hard to ensure the red handfish has a future. They hope a new captive-rearing program is the answer.
News
Threatened fish thrive in Rowley Shoals, WA, a coral safe haven that’s free from overfishing and other human interference
Rowley Shoals, a marine reserve in the Indian Ocean, provides a stark but important contrast to areas suffering from overfishing.
Wildlife
Meet the world’s ‘furriest’ fish
Of all the fish you could meet in the waters of Australia, this angler is a world record holder.
Creatura Blog
Fairy wrasses are real-life rainbow fish
Hailing from the warm, coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including around Australia, Indonesia, and New Caledonia, the fairy wrasses are known for their intensely beautiful (some say gaudy) colouring.
News
Underwater and underrated: the truth behind fish intelligence
Scientists are finding plenty of clues that fish are more intelligent than anyone imagined.
Tim the Yowie Man
Can fish fall from the sky?
Spend any time travelling in outback Australia and it won’t be long before someone tries to convince you they do.
News
Scientists have discovered a fossil fish with a platypus-like snout
The newly discovered fossil of Brindabellaspis, a fish with a platypus-like snout, reveals that coral reefs have long been evolution hotspots.
Creatura Blog
The dog-faced puffer is the doggo of the sea
If you don’t just want to hug this sweet yellow fish, with its big round eyes and weird little snout, you must be a cat person.