Antarctic icefish uniquely survive without haemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. This genetic mutation led to significant ...

A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula. The species, named in honor of the recently ...

A strange deep-sea fish caught in 1989 off the coast of Antarctica has officially been identified as a new species after spending nearly forty years unnoticed in a Russian museum archive. Named ...

About 10 million years ago, Antarctica's Southern Ocean started to get so cold that it scared away most fish in the region. Among the fish that stayed were what are now known as black rockcod, part of ...

A rare fossil found in Antarctica is giving scientists a clearer picture of one of the most important turning points in Earth's history. The discovery is shedding new light on how some fish evolved ...

Researchers in the Antarctic Peninsula have discovered a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, a new journal study shows. The dragonfish, called the Banded Dragonfish or Akarotaxis gouldae, was ...

The first icefish was discovered in 1927, swimming in the frigid waters of the southernmost extreme of the Earth, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. This unique fish had a see-through body and ...

Have you ever wondered how some life forms keep going in places so cold we’d call them frozen? Places humans wouldn't dare venture into? Deep in the icy waters around Antarctica dwell fish that thrive ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found an Antarctic fish that hibernates to conserve energy during the long southern winters. The cod Notothenia coriiceps enters a dormant state, similar to ...

A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute ...

Akarotaxis gouldae, a newly discovered species of Antarctic dragonfish, was named in honor of the recently decomissioned Antarctic research supply vessel Laurence M. Gould. (Image provided by Andrew ...