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A skate embryo

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Skates evolved their undulating wings thanks to genome origami

The front fins of skates emerge from their heads as huge wings and now we know how they can develop in this way

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Seahorses use a spring motion to quickly capture their food

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Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons

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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo

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How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability

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Zebrafish seem to be able to count when they are just four days old

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Dusky gregory farmerfish Stegastes nigricans

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Algae-farming fish help coral reefs bounce back from bleaching events

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Iridescent ghost catfish

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Ghost catfish get their rainbow iridescence from transparent muscles

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Siberian Sturgeon

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Influenza viruses may have originated in fish 600 million years ago

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The fossilised skull of a Dunkleosteus

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Ancient fish thought to be larger than sharks was actually quite short

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A brown ghost knifefish

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Ghost knifefish make electric 'chirps' to spot where other fish are

It has long been thought that the electrical chirps of brown ghost knifefish are for communication, but they might instead help improve electrolocation

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Reef fish are more placid around islands infested with invasive rats

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Fish see in the dark thanks to extra layers of rod cells in their eyes

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Fish that keep their young in their mouths sometimes eat them

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Surprisingly bright blue fish discovered in the darkest ocean depths

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