Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying the electric elephantnose fish. These fish send and decipher weak electric signals,... The "shocking" tactic electric fish use to ...

With a trunk-like snout, an enormous brain and shimmying moves, freshwater elephantnose fish seem straight out of a science-fiction novel. But these oddballs’ most shocking trait is their ability to ...

Unrelated lineages of electric fish all use the same small set of genes to create their voltage, a genetic search shows. Maybe the same genes... A Shocking Fish Tale Surprises Evolutionary Biologists ...

GALVESTON, Texas — "Don’t mess with this coastal cutie," the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department warned in a post on X. They say southern stargazers, odd-looking fish with eyes on top of their heads, ...

Discover the incredible power of electric shock used to catch fish in China. Watch as this intense process stuns the water, revealing both the surprising effectiveness and the strange occurrences that ...

Researchers discovered that electric eels, the biggest power-making creature on Earth, can release enough electricity to genetically modify small fish larvae. The electric eel is the biggest ...

Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying a funky looking electric fish characterized by its long nose. The Gnathonemus petersii, or elephantnose fish, can send and decipher weak ...