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an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

Meet the Coelacanth

Learn about the fish that was once thought to be extinct.

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A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.

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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.

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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.

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Following the Akule

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At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.

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Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

This aptly named fish has two long fangs.

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Creepy Critters: Marine Life Surfaces for Halloween

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel

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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

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Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow

A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.

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Following the Akule

Una mujer sostiene una bandeja blanca que exhibe joyas de pez león.

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Si la vida te da un pez león...

Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

Un pescador de una pesquería a pequeña escala de Honduras se embarca en una excursión de pesca.

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Medidas Inteligentes Rastrea las Presiones de Pesca

an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

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Coelacanth

A red deep-sea fish specimen.

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The Whalefish Mystery

“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the

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