The “large, conspicuous” animals are often seen by divers in the Galapagos Islands but went misidentified for over 180 years — until now. Take a look.

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) - An Orange Beach charter boat captain and his crew have a fish tale that will be hard to ever beat. They were on the final day of a three-day charter far out into the ...

Here are the "fin"-alists for our prettiest fish contest. Tiger Muskie: Vicious Predator in Stunning Stripes The tiger muskie is half pike, half muskie and all beauty.

Here are the "fin"-alists for our prettiest fish contest. Tiger Muskie: Vicious Predator in Stunning Stripes Muskies, the undisputed kings of freshwater gamefish, are sharp-dressed critters.

Fish evolution is so strange that it's given us species that can count, ... Red-brown and orange to subtler hues of silver and gray. ... fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.

Scientists found blotchy orange fish with large mouths, lots of needle-like teeth and discovered new species: elegant lizardfish, study said and photos show.

The fish has a “body and head bright orange, with irregular blackish blotches on cheek,” researchers said, and the membranes of the fins are more yellowish.

When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador in 1835, he collected several fish with wing-like fins later described as a new species of sea robin.

Why it's awesome: If you imagined a tiny fish with hands for fins, a moody downturned mouth and an extravagant mohawk, you might come close to visualizing the red handfish.