Background Fish classifications, as those of most other taxonomic groups, are being
transformed drastically as new molecular phylogenies provide support for natural groups …

Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only
modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world's fishes. The updated text offers …

Bioluminescence is primarily a marine phenomenon with 80% of metazoan bioluminescent
genera occurring in the world's oceans. Here we show that bioluminescence has evolved …

Bioluminescence is the production of visible light by an organism. This phenomenon is
particularly widespread in marine animals, especially in the deep sea. While the …

One of the great mysteries of evolutionary biology is why closely related lineages
accumulate species at different rates. Theory predicts that populations undergoing strong …

Massive parallel sequencing allows scientists to gather DNA sequences composed of
millions of base pairs that can be combined into large datasets and analyzed to infer …

“Blackwater diving,” or nighttime SCUBA diving in epipelagic environments, has become
highly popular in recent years because lay participants encounter animals that are difficult …

Bioluminescent organs have evolved many times within teleost fishes and exhibit a wide
range of complexity and anatomical derivation. Although some bioluminescent organs have …

In this study, we use a geometric morphometric and a character evolution approach to study
the evolutionary patterns of body-shape change and habitat transition in the Aulopiformes …

Bacterial bioluminescent organs in fishes have a diverse range of tissues of origin, patterns
of compartmentalization, and associated light‐conducting structures. The morphology of the …