While trying to identify a photo of a fish sent to me by my friend Captain Tom Testaverde, I misidentified it as an oyster toadfish. It turned out to be a northern stargazer. Stay tuned next week for ...

Toadfish have been seen washing up on the shores in Murrells Inlet. They have a strong bite and venomous spikes. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources An ugly fish has gained social media ...

I just returned from my annual fly fishing trip to Cape Cod for Striped Bass. It's a trip I try to do every year during the first half of June. The Cape isn't overrun with tourist traffic yet, and the ...

A friend of mine, Tom Testaverde, who is captain of the fishing vessel Midnight Sun, recently sent me a photo of a fish he caught in his net while fishing for squid near Rhode Island. I honestly had ...

A strange and dangerous pufferfish species was recently spotted in Croatia's Bay of Medulin, as reported by Pensoft. This unexpected visitor is the silver-cheeked toadfish, and its arrival marks the ...

WASHINGTON -- It's not exactly Tony serenading Maria in "West Side Story," but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it's more of a hum. But it ...

LARNACA, Cyprus — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other ...