Colorful fish swim in blue water.

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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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

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

August 2018

Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

March 2018

Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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

September 2017

Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

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

May 2015

Following the Akule

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

August 2015

Are You An Educator?

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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Fish Articles

No Fouling Around

Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

December 2010

Mistaken Point New Foundland

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Ediacaran Fossils: One Species at a Time

The Blue Halo – Barbuda and Beyond

A Barbudan fisherman with a fresh lobster catch!

August 2015

Tunas and Marlins Officially Classified as Threatened

An underwater photo of Southern Bluefin Tuna swimming above a fish farm net.

July 2011

Scientists Discover Seven New Species of Fish

Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies

March 2011

“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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Ocean Fish Pictures

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

March 2011

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

Overfishing is leading to an abundance of less desirable species like jellyfish.

November 2010

The Whalefish Mystery

A red deep-sea fish specimen.

October 2010

a siphonophore

Video

Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

Si la vida te da un pez león...

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

July 2017

Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

March 2018

	
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