The Scent of Danger Makes These Fish Hulk Out 
By Susan Cosier US Source: hakaimagazine 6/5/2021

Gilthead seabream swim back and forth in their tank, the yellow markings between their eyes that they’re named for flashing as they glide by. Carlos Díaz-Gil, a graduate student at LIMIA, the marine research and aquaculture laboratory of Mallorca in Spain, adds a few ice cubes to their tank. The ice is made of water from a neighboring tank containing black scorpionfish*, one of the seabream’s feared predators. Díaz-Gil knows that the scent of the scorpionfish, just a trace of its existence, will likely cause the seabream to change in surprising ways.
 

After a month, Díaz-Gil kills a select few seabream and measures them. The fish’s bodies have gotten deeper—bigger from back to belly—and more difficult for black scorpionfish to swallow, expanding in what appears to be a natural defensive change.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
4851An everyday item is killing fish in astonishing numbersinverse2020-12-14US
4852Minnesota ice fishing contests adapt amid pandemicmpr news2020-12-06US
4853Anglers nabbed with 173 fish over the limit; charges pending 2020-12-08CA
4854'Massive' goldfish weighing 9 pounds found in South Carolina lakenbc news2020-12-08US
4855One that didn’t get away: Novice angler hooks big fish in Canterbury riverStar News2020-12-02NZ
4856Indian River Lagoon fish kill reports continue to rise, worrying officialsFlorida Today2020-12-02US
4857Another farmed salmon mass breakout in Tasmanian waters stuns Huon Aquacultureabc2020-12-03AU
4858Coelacanths: the fish that 'outdid' the Loch Ness Monsternhm2020-12-13UK
485911-year-old hooked on fishing during pandemic snags big bassviera voice2020-11-30US
4860Expert: Fish Kill at Indian River Lagoon Was Months in the Makingmynews132020-11-30US
4861Two Kansas rivers may be designated as critical habitat for a tiny fishKSN News2020-12-01US
4862Giant Lake Simcoe burbot could dethrone long-held Ontario record from northCBC News2017-01-26CA
4863Meet the aquaculture industry’s new maintenance botNorwegianscitechnews2020-12-09NO
4864Fishing tournament organizer fined after nearly 200 fish found in dumpsterCBC News2020-12-03CA
4865Fishing gear confirmed as major cause of right whale deathsCBC News2020-11-26CA
4866Fight against fish poachers hampered by lack of resources, says scientistroyalgazette2020-11-25BM
4867Wildlife crimes and human rights abuses plague Taiwanese fishing vessels, crews saynational geographic2020-11-26TW
4868British man 'shocked and appalled' by fly fishing technique in The CrownCBC News2020-11-23CA
4869Australia deploys new underwater technology to fight illegal fishingsea food source2020-11-23AU
4870A proposed fish farm in the Gulf of Mexico is making waveswink news2020-11-23MX
4871Climate Change Is Sending Some Species the Wrong Wayhakai magazine2020-11-23US
4872Fish tales: a pandemic adventure across the US brings two anglers to Iowaweare iowa2020-11-18US
4873Long Island man sues PetSmart after dozens of koi fish diesports grind entertainment2020-11-21US
4874Expedition finds record number of fishes in abyssal deep-seahawaii.edu2020-11-23US
4875Some fish are likely to get caught and recaughtfuturity2020-11-18US

215 216 217 194 of [218 - pages.]