They need to get the color right.” A pointy-snouted reef fish called the hogfish can change from white to spotted brown to reddish depending on its surroundings.

In a now-famous public display of ignorance, former Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth mused that salmon can't be endangered because she buys them at the supermarket. While few citizens are as ...

CRITTER: Reef fish baby to adult color change. Saturday, October 12, 2024 12:05 am. Courtesy of Terry Lilley. Adult hinalea ‘akilolo the Yellowtail Coris and the red baby color phase.

This color change phenomenon is seen in other fish species too. In Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata), the eyes of dominant fish turn black when they are preparing to attack a rival.

Skin Color Evolution In Fish And Humans Determined By Same Genetic Machinery. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 12 / 071213121006.htm ...

An international team of researchers discovered a previously unknown visual system that may allow color vision in deep, dark waters where animals were presumed to be colorblind. According to study ...

The fish endowed with this highly sensitive form of vision, of which 13 species are now known, may discern certain wavelengths of color at depths reaching 5,000 feet (1,500 meters), where light ...

When fish suddenly change color, little photoreceptors embedded deep within their skin keep watch to ensure the color is just right, according to new research. For the first time, scientists have ...