The team revealed that the vast majority of reef fish species are very picky about what they eat, rather than opportunistically feeding on anything they could find. Although reefs will probably ...

Marine biologists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have released a new database of size parameters for 1 ...

A comprehensive list of coral reef fish species at Huaguang Reef was compiled. Significant shifts in coral reef fish species composition at Huaguang Reef were observed between 1979-2005 and 2023 ...

“And the reef fishes started developing all sorts of fascinating innovations and dietary behaviors. All this diversification stems from what was happening within the reefs themselves. For example, we ...

Off the Rasdhoo Atoll in the Maldives, a new species tried to hide from diving researchers. Maahid Photos via Unsplash Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing ...

As reefs deteriorate damselfish may become more common and/or aggressive -- leading to fewer species receiving the goby cleaning treatment needed to keep them healthy, says Dunkley.

Coral reef fisheries support the livelihoods and food security of over half a billion people, but the study says that it also eliminates larger-bodied fishes such as bull sharks and reef manta rays.

The Maldives holds more than 3% of the world’s coral reefs, and in 2025, luxury resorts are turning that natural wealth into ...