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Zebrafish produce sunscreen to protect their embryos from UV light
Zebrafish eggs contain a compound called gadusol that acts as a sunscreen to protect the developing embryos from the sun鈥檚 rays
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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time
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Skates evolved their undulating wings thanks to genome origami
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Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons
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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo
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How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability
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Zebrafish seem to be able to count when they are just four days old
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Algae-farming fish help coral reefs bounce back from bleaching events
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Ghost catfish get their rainbow iridescence from transparent muscles
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Influenza viruses may have originated in fish 600 million years ago
A flu virus found in a sturgeon resembles the predicted ancestor of all known forms of influenza, hinting that the virus first evolved in fish
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Ancient fish thought to be larger than sharks was actually quite short
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Ghost knifefish make electric ‘chirps’ to spot where other fish are
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Reef fish are more placid around islands infested with invasive rats
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Fish see in the dark thanks to extra layers of rod cells in their eyes
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