Tag Archive for 'Teleostei'

Phylogeny of teleost fishes showing ancestral state reconstructions of biofluorescence (absence/presence). Image credit: Carr et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59843-7.

Two New Studies Shed Light on Ancient Origins of Biofluorescence in Fishes

Jun 17, 2025 by News Staff

Biofluorescence, the absorption of high-energy light and its reemission at lower energy wavelengths, is widespread across vertebrate and invertebrate lineages,...

Electric organ discharge exposure from electric eel to zebrafish larvae. Image credit: Sakaki et al., doi: 10.7717/peerj.16596.

Study: Electric Discharges from Electric Eels Enhance DNA Transformation in Fish Larvae

Dec 6, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Electric eels — three species of freshwater fish in the genus Electrophorus — are known for their ability to produce electric organ discharge...

The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Image credit: Joseph C. Boone / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scientists Decode Genomes of Leafy and Weedy Seadragons

Jun 28, 2022 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the University of Oregon and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has sequenced the genomes of two living seadragon...

The bowfin (Amia calva). Image credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.

Bowfin Genome Sheds New Light on Evolution of Ray-Finned Fishes

Aug 31, 2021 by News Staff

The bowfin (Amia calva) is a species of ray-finned fish native to North America. Also known as freshwater dogfish, grinnel, and mud pike, this species...