The coelacanth is the most famous living fossil. It was once thought to be a missing link between fishes and amphibians because of its leg-like lobed fins. Small populations live in the Indian Ocean ...

Researchers from Estuarine Biology Regional Centre in Gopalpur have discovered a new flying fish species, ‘Cheilopogon ...

The Indian Ocean is the third largest body of water on Earth at more than 6,000 miles wide and covering 13% of the world's surface. It is home to 5,000 species of fish, many of which only exist in ...

These wonderfully ugly fish have remained almost unchanged for ... until they were discovered swimming in deep waters in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of South Africa in 1938.

One of the most wrenching signs of the lack of readiness for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean was the enthusiasm ... initial drawdown of water to gather fish left suddenly stranded.