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Interbreeding Sharks

Researchers down under were surprised to discover 57 hybrid sharks off Australia’s east coast. These black-tip sharks are crossbreeds of two species and display characteristics of both. These sharks were able to interbreed because they were of the same created kind, not because they were evolving into a new kind of creature.

Evolution of Fish Gills

A team reports in the journal Proceedings B that fish gills may not have evolved to help fish breathe. Yet no aspect of the study explains how gills—or any aspect of fish anatomy—could have evolved given that we have not observed information-adding genetic mutations.

Vegetarian Piranhas’ Teeth Point to Pre-Fall Purpose

Chances are your child’s picture book of “scary animals” features a piranha, and the last thing you expected to hear about was a vegetarian piranha. But scientists have found one, and it is completely herbivorous!

Flying Fish

More than sixty species of fish can escape their watery world and glide through the air. This unusual skill enables them to escape underwater predators and cover vast distances quickly. The design of flying fish may prove useful for future airplanes.

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A Fin with a Function

Jan. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Recently marine biologists noticed the importance of a seemingly useless small fin on the backs of salmon.
Leaping Fish Seen as a Successful Transitional Creature

Sept. 17, 2011 from News to Know
Leaping blenny leads the way to land.
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Shark GPS

July 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine
Certain species of sharks have developed “mental maps” to help them find destinations in their range with pinpoint accuracy
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Hot-blooded Sharks

March 13, 2011 from Answers Magazine
It’s not easy being a great white shark—how can such a massive body ever hope to sustain high speeds in such cold water?
Shark Navigator

March 5, 2011 from News to Know
Thinking of taking a GPS-powered navigational device on your next road trip? Why not let a shark “ride shotgun” instead?
Now the Fish Are in on It

Jan. 15, 2011 from News to Know
In April 2009 we reported on a study showing that mosquito fish can perform basic math tasks (specifically, counting and comparing numbers of symbols). New research goes a step farther, suggesting that mosquito fish have the numerical skills of college students.
Fast Fish Evolutionary Response

Aug. 7, 2010
“[O]ne of the fastest evolutionary responses ever recorded in wild populations,” claims a press release about recent research. But is it really “evolution”?
Hammerhead Shark "Creation" of Evolution?

May 22, 2010
At least in terms of shape, the hammerhead shark is one of God’s stranger creations. Or was it a “creation” of evolution?
Did Fish Gills Evolve?

Jan. 16, 2010
Did fish gills evolve to help fish breathe, or did they evolve to help fish regulate body chemicals? Or did fish gills evolve at all?
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Piranhas, the Feared Fish

May 6, 2009 from Answers in Depth
The word “piranha” conjures up visions of vast schools of small fishes quickly devouring anyone that should happen to fall into the river by accident.
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A Fishy Riddle

Jan. 31, 2009 from News to Know
It’s a bit of a riddle: three fish are totally unlike one another, yet they’re all the same species. How can it be?
'Spookfish' Looks in the Mirror

Jan. 17, 2009 from News to Know
The brownsnout spookfish isn’t exactly a household name, but scientists have just discovered its claim to fame: eyes that incorporate not only lenses, but also mirrors to see into murky Pacific Ocean depths.
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Fish Story

Jan. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine
The beautiful clownfish possesses incredible navigation abilities.
How Clownfish Find Their Way Back to Familiar Waters

Aug. 30, 2008 from News to Know
After young orange clownfish hatch, they spend nearly two weeks in the open sea, probably carried by currents far from home.
Grunting Fish a Tie to Evolutionary Vocal Cues

July 26, 2008
The latest entities speaking in favor of evolution may be 400-million-year-old fish, according to researchers reporting in the journal Science.
Reverse Evolution Found In Small Fish Species

May 24, 2008 from News to Know
Evolution supposedly had constructive results over millions of years. But what about a new study documenting “reverse evolution” in the last half century?
Shaking Hands with a Shark

Aug. 18, 2007 from News to Know
A University of Florida study focusing on genes that control “how and where body parts develop in animals” has resulted in evidence that the genetic “potential” to grow fingers and toes is found in sharks as well as bony fish.
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Jaws of Life

July 1, 2007 from Answers Magazine
A frilled shark living over half a mile under the sea has been caught on tape. Evolutionists and creationists are both calling this a “living fossil.”
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Elite Swimmers

Dec. 1, 2004, pp. 40–41
Two very different fish kinds, tuna and great white sharks, have been found to have a very similar body shape, enabling them to swim really fast with minimal effort.
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Sharks and Rays

Sept. 1, 2002, pp. 28–32
One cruises through the water like a heat-seeking missile, the other swims gracefully like a giant bird in slow motion. They are the shark and the ray.
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Sharks: Denizens of the Deep

March 1, 2001, pp. 46–50
Sharks come in all shapes and sizes, from the bizarre-looking hammerhead shark, with its eyes at either end of a double hammer-shaped head, to the angel shark, which has ray-like 'wings'.
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Fish That “Fly”

Dec. 1, 1997, pp. 56–57
Having propelled themselves out of the water with great force, they spread these fins out like wings to glide through the air for up to several dozen metres.
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Pacific Salmon

June 1, 1996, pp. 26–28
One of the great resources of the west coast of the United States and Canada is the multitude of salmon in the coastal ocean and rivers.
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Fossil Fuss

Oct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
How could “the greatest promoter of creationism in Alberta,” Edgar Nernberg, be the discoverer of some of the most significant fish fossils in recent history?