First fully warm-blooded fish: The opah or moonfish

Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

New research has revealed the opah, or moonfish, as the first fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heated blood throughout its body much like mammals and birds, giving it a competitive advantage in the cold ocean depths.

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