A fish with a “semi-translucent,” pale pink body was seen swimming in the water, and researchers pulled it out for a closer ...

But, from the surface, the fish is impossible to see. Aside from the glint of its silver eyes, it is completely translucent, according to a study published Sept. 12 in the peer-reviewed journal ...

Mangroves are crucial nurseries. Schools of small fry shift away through the Moorish architecture of arched roots, each school a pale cloud of translucent fish. The palest clouds are hardly there ...

Thriving at 26,500 feet, it survives where few animals can. This small, translucent fish reaches about 11 inches and feeds on tiny crustaceans. It proves that the ocean's depths are far from empty ...

Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 inches as adults, these medium-sized fish are translucent silver on their sides and olive to iridescent pink on their back. Their most distinctive characteristic is ...

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More than three decades after being listed for protection, California’s delta smelt is “functionally extinct.” The Trump administration could hasten its demise. At just 3 inches long, the ...

The skin should be vibrant and shiny and the flesh firm. Fillets or steaks of fish should be firm and translucent, without discolouration. Smell is also an excellent indicator of the freshness of ...