Lookdowns outperforms by up to 80 percent the 'mirror' strategy that was previously thought to be state-of-the-art in fish camouflage Fish can hide in the open ocean by manipulating how light reflects ...

Researchers found that lookdown fish camouflage themselves through a complex manipulation of polarized light after it strikes the fish skin. In laboratory studies, they showed that this kind of ...

Here's a who's who guide to the newest residents of the St. George Staten Island Ferry Terminal fish tanks. The easiest to identify are the paper-thin silver and sort of alien-like Lookdown Fish. They ...

Why we love them: Lookdowns are rarely targeted, but can be caught by anglers fishing for snapper, pompano and croaker. They love live or natural baits, but occasionally can be caught on artificial ...