Gelao loach fish have “elongated” bodies ... The new species was identified by its body shape, scales, fin shape, coloring ...

Some Illinois farmers are combining corn with fins and scales this fall. No, that’s not a fish story. The fins and scales are a result of poor pollination that occurred last summer, says Ken ...

Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis, or the Xingren golden-lined fish, has a “golden yellow” body with a “slightly translucent white” dorsal fin and black gills ... the loss of these scales occurred ...

The gills have a relatively small surface area compared with the body mass of the fish; these are the gills of a slow-going rather than an active fish. The scales ... paired lobe fins are ...

But that's what happened in 1938, when a South African museum curator named Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer spied a bizarre creature with thick scales, unusual fins, and an extra lobe on its tail ...

Researchers were able to examine the fish in great detail using a powerful microscope. See what they discovered.

The cartilaginous fish, so-called because cartilage formed their skeletons, later gave rise to sharks and rays. They had small, rough scales, fixed fins, and sharp, replaceable teeth. The second ...