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Fish can judge distances accurately just like land animals can
Trigger fish are remarkably good at estimating how far they have swum, perhaps because they have distance-tracking ‘grid cells’ in their brains just like we do
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People are using mosquito nets for fishing – and it works too well
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Deep-sea anglerfish may shed luminous bacteria into the ocean water
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Fast swimming fish robot could perform underwater surveillance
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Fierce battle looks likely as land-dwelling mudskipper fish face off
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Two new species of electric eel come as a shock to biologists
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Endangered whale sharks strain fish out of the water using huge mouths
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Purple fairy wrasse named Wakanda discovered on reef in twilight zone
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More than a thousand sharks and rays have become entangled in plastic
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Dragonfish have ‘invisible’ teeth to help them sneak up on their prey
Dragonfish live in the deep sea and have transparent teeth sharper than a piranha’s. A study has now found what makes their teeth see-through
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Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision
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A third of fish sold is mislabelled — here’s how to avoid being duped
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Millions of fish have been dying in Australia’s major rivers
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This stunning map shows why everyone is fighting over the Arctic
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