Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Fishes

Fishes, the plural used in biology to denote multiple species or lineages of fish, are aquatic vertebrates possessing gills and, typically, fins, and they represent the most taxonomically diverse vertebrate group, encompassing jawless, cartilaginous, and ray-finned and lobe-finned bony forms. The plural form is conv…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 44× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-0282 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Fishes, the plural used in biology to denote multiple species or lineages of fish, are aquatic vertebrates possessing gills and, typically, fins, and they represent the most taxonomically diverse vertebrate group, encompassing jawless, cartilaginous, and ray-finned and lobe-finned bony forms. The plural form is conventional in systematics and ecology when contrasting distinct species, populations, or evolutionary groups rather than fish as a collective mass. Their diversity reflects radiation across nearly every aquatic habitat, supported by varied reproductive strategies, feeding modes, and adaptations to salinity, temperature, and pressure regimes. In marine science, the study of fishes integrates taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive biology, population structure, and the evolutionary developmental basis of vertebrate body plans. The peer-reviewed research assembled here illustrates these themes, including the diversity and similarity of flatfishes within a defined region, the reproductive parameters and growth performance of cichlid and cyprinid species under varied conditions, and molecular approaches to species identification in freshwater assemblages. Additional work addresses fisheries management, the adverse effects of underwater sound on fishes and invertebrates, and the toxicological responses of fish to pollutants. Evolutionary studies of conserved developmental gene families further connect fish biology to broader vertebrate development. Collectively this literature treats fishes as a window onto aquatic biodiversity, evolution, and the management of living marine and freshwater resources.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 44 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Fishes, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Marine Science Journal (ISSN 2643-0282).

Journal editorial board
Begoña Martínez-Crego · Portugal Timo Arula · Estonia Raffaella Casotti · Italy

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