Male plainfin midshipman toadfish produce an antibacterial fluid that keeps the eggs in their care healthy. Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) live in the deep sea of the eastern Pacific and ...

Perhaps understandably, the male toadfish doesn't rely on his looks to attract females. He uses a bellowing, foghorn-like call to lure the ladies instead. But he'd better beware of his ...

How do you know when a male toadfish is looking for love? Easy—just listen for the grunts and boops. Like some birds and frogs, toadfish sing to find a mate. In fact, if you didn’t know what to look ...

Most Sausalito residents know the humming toadfish, whose loud and incessant underwater droning all summer long keeps angry shore dwellers and houseboat residents awake for nights. The sound -- a ...