There have been fish and fossils found with leg-like fins, but now scientists have raised such animals themselves. Three researchers raised a fish called Polypterus, also known as Bichir, to learn ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a year-long series commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Marine Biological Laboratory's affiliation with the University of Chicago. “Inelegant” is a ...

Scientists examining an unusual African fish that can walk and breathe air think they've learned a thing or two about how our distant ancestors made the leap from the oceans to terra firma some 400 ...

Step-by-step process of taking fish teeth impressions: The researchers took teeth molds from Polypterus fish (about 20 cm long); (A) setting up the materials; (B) carefully sedating the fish; (C) ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Diplogyrodactylus martini n. g. et sp., a viviparous monogenean, is described from the gills of gray bichir Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829, ...

Native to freshwater African riverbanks, bichirs are famous for their strong fins and lungs, allowing them to “walk” and breathe out of water. But the serpentine fish prefer aquatic habitats, and tend ...

An unusual species of fish that can walk and breathe air shows that these animals may be more capable of adapting to life on land than previously thought, researchers say. The new findings may help ...