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While the nets were empty the underwater floor wasn't, instead it was littered with dead fish that had the life sucked out of them from these parasites.

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There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia, which keeps its eggs and newly hatched babies in its mouth for two weeks. Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession.

More recently, the object of his fascination has turned to parasites. It’s the stuff of horror films: Smith recalls one that lives in the nostril of a crocodile fish. Another attacks the ...

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A study on the Californian coast found the sheer mass of parasites exceeded that of top predators. In particular, the biomass of trematodes was greater than that of birds, fish, burrowing shrimps ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Recent findings show bigmouth buffalo fish have perplexingly long lives and appear to get healthier as they age. But scientists are worried their population is about to crash. If you ever find ...