The simple-sounding grunts and hoots of the toadfish contain surprisingly complex information. Sounds hidden within the toadfish calls may communicate everything from, “It’s me again, can we spawn?” ...

The grouchy-looking toadfish might not be the most attractive creature in the ocean, but that doesn't mean it won't do its best to lure in some loving. To attract a mate, the toadfish sings using a ...

PACIFIC GROVE (CBS SF) -- Strange noises that have been keeping Pacific Grove residents up at night may be the sound of their amphibian neighbors' mating calls. The droning hum originating from ...

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 ...

The sing-off begins when the sun goes down. Every night off the coast of Bocas del Toro, Panama, Bocon toadfish start calling from their burrows, trying to win over females by showing off their vocal ...

A strange and disturbing sound is making for some sleepless nights for people who live near the Monterey Bay. But experts say the puzzling hum is probably just a fish. A toadfish, to be exact. The ...

WASHINGTON – It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, calling it singing may be a stretch. It’s more of a hum.

The love song of the lonely toadfish is giving scientists new insight on fighting human muscular diseases. Blessed with a face that only a mother could love, some males of a type of toadfish called ...

During spring, Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) suitors form choirs in Portugal's Tagus estuary to serenade the females, vibrating their swim bladders to produce a call, known as a ...

The love song of the lonely toadfish is giving scientists new insight on fighting human muscular diseases. Blessed with a face that only a mother could love, some males of a type of toadfish called ...

Fish can eavesdrop on the calls of dolphins to avoid getting eaten, a new study suggests. "Probably a lot of fish can do this," said lead researcher Luke Remage-Healey, a behavioral ...