Lookdowns outperforms by up to 80 percent the 'mirror' strategy that was previously thought to be state-of-the-art in fish camouflage Fish can hide in the open ocean by manipulating how light reflects ...

The new Applebee’s restaurant in Coney Island celebrates its grand opening Monday — and death is on the menu. A Blacktip shark named Zane had to be removed Friday from the restaurant’s 5,000-gallon ...

Researchers found that lookdown fish camouflage themselves through a complex manipulation of polarized light after it strikes the fish skin. In laboratory studies, they showed that this kind of ...

AUSTIN, Texas, June 3 (UPI) -- Researchers in Texas say they've discovered a new way fish camouflage themselves in the ocean, by manipulating how light reflects off their skin. Scientists at the ...

Here's a who's who guide to the newest residents of the St. George Staten Island Ferry Terminal fish tanks. The easiest to identify are the paper-thin silver and sort of alien-like Lookdown Fish. They ...

Why we love them: Lookdowns are rarely targeted, but can be caught by anglers fishing for snapper, pompano and croaker. They love live or natural baits, but occasionally can be caught on artificial ...

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak is real. Well, for some fish at least. A study released Thursday says that two ocean fish -- the big-eyed scad and the lookdown -- have fine-tuned a method of ...

When a fish senses predators in its midst, it quickly vanishes into thin air. This isn’t a fancy magic trick, as researchers have discovered the power behind this phenomenon, which could be used for ...