Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Schweikert had a eureka moment regarding the camouflage of hogfish not in the lab, but on a boat, according to the New York Times.

The camouflaging talents of this fish are driven by a mysterious new type of cell, setting it apart from other animals that know how to blend in. By Elizabeth Anne Brown As a marine biologist, Lorian ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The pointy-snouted and reef dwelling hogfish that dot the Atlantic ...

With cold fronts rolling through biweekly, fishing opportunities offshore have been at the mercy of the weather. A little break this past week gave anglers the opportunity to get offshore, and with it ...

Josh Summerville, 42, has been diving and spearing fish for a decade and a half. And on his day off from working as a dive master and boat captain at Panama City Diving center, he did what some folks ...

Hogfish can change their color in less than a second to blend in with their surroundings. Reinhard Dirscherl \ ullstein bild via Getty Images Like a chameleon, a hogfish can quickly change the color ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

A few years ago while on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys, biologist Lori Schweikert came face to face with an unusual quick-change act. She reeled in a pointy-snouted reef fish called a hogfish and ...

Hogfish fishing has become a fall staple for nearshore fishermen off the Gulf Coast of Florida. In the last decade or so, the pursuit has become particularly popular on a stretch of Florida coast from ...

Hogfish are found in the western Atlantic Ocean and carry a gene for a light-sensitive protein called opsin. The pointy-snouted and reef dwelling hogfish that dot the Atlantic Ocean between North ...