Fish colors are produced through specialized cells called chromatophores. These cells contain pigments such as carotenoids (reds, oranges, yellows), melanins (blacks, browns), and structural colors ...

A newly discovered visual system in deep-sea fish could allow them to discern predators from prey in the low-light conditions found at the bottom of the ocean, new research suggests. A team led by ...

Visual signals, such as color patterns are an important communication medium for anemonefish. Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have recently elucidated how the patterns on ...

Deep-diving fish have a problem: The only light that penetrates their watery environment is blue and green hardly enough of a palette for flashy color patterns. Now, a new study reveals these fishes' ...

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. The research appears ...

A common aquarium fish has given researchers the inspiration for a new type of color-shifting device (ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00822). The technology might one day provide soldiers with ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A fisherman in Minnesota has caught a sunfish with a rare genetic ...

Fish that have never known sunshine could be able to see the world in shades of blue and green we can’t even imagine. By JoAnna Klein The silver spinyfin, or little dori, inhabits a layer of the deep ...