Photo by Arthur Kingdon, source: guardian.co.uk

The 2010 British Society of Underwater Photographers annual prize has been awarded to Arthur Kingdon for his photo of a rare black face benny fish. The competition is judged by The Wildlife Trusts in England and Ireland. “Photographers are urged to capture the essence of ‘living seas’ – the colourful, diverse and often surprising wildlife and habitats found around UK coasts.” —Source, The Guardian

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A Tub Gurnard – Photo by wwarby

Scientists are doing research on the language of fish! Shahriman Ghazali, a researcher in New Zealand, started listening to the sounds made by fish two years ago. He isolated different species and listened to them with a microphone. It turns out some of them, like the Gurnard, a winged fish in the north of New Zealand, make grunting noises that change throughout the day. Other nocturnal fish (the Bigeye) made popping sounds that Ghazali compared to morse code and were used for a variety

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