Remora fish, with a sucking disc on their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to boat hulls and were once thought to purposely slow the boat down. While that is a ...

"Have you ever stuck a loofah to your shower wall with its suction cup? The lumpfish sports a modified pelvic fin that acts ...

If you’ve ever wondered what true dedication looks like in the animal world, you don’t have to look further than the Discus fish. These beautiful, brightly colored fish are famous not only for their ...

Most fish abandon their young at hatching, but not discus fish. Researchers have discovered that discus fish parent like mammalian mothers. Not only do the parents feed their young from mucus secreted ...

In a biological twist few believed possible, researchers discovered that the giant discus fish produces a nutrient-rich mucus “milk” to feed its fry — behavior once thought unique to mammals.