Evolution has turned out bizarre and baffling creatures, such as walking fish. It only gets weirder from there. Some of these fish not only walk on the seafloor, but use their leg-like appendages to ...

Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren't just used for walking. In fact, they ...

Fish evolution is so strange that it's given us species that can count, change color by "seeing" with its skin and even fish that can "sing." But sea robins in the family Triglidae are some of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Like a creature from a Doctor Seuss book, the sea robin is an ...

The evolution of novel traits is a central theme in understanding how organisms adapt to their environments, and sea robins (family Triglidae) provide a fascinating case study. Recent research, led by ...

David Kingsley, a professor of developmental biology at Stanford University, remembers visiting a small aquarium at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Mass., in 2016 and coming upon ...

Some species of sea robins, such as Prionotus carolinus, use their leg-like appendages to dig out and taste prey beneath the sand. Anik Grearson David Kingsley was walking through a small ...