Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. Researchers have discovered a rare ...

Using a non-threatening species as a shield may be the best way for the reef fish to catch their next meal. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 7, 2023 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Coral reefs are teeming with a diverse array of marine life, from brightly colored psychedelic butterflyfish to more homely round herrings. Some fish are more beautiful to humans than others, and ...

Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals. Scientists studying reefs across five Indo-Pacific regions found that the ...

Mangrove forests are “unexpectedly” important to the fish on neighboring coral reefs, says a research team that took a new approach to assessing the tree-fish connection. Biologists already knew that ...

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In a new study investigating human impacts on resource fish biomass on the Island of Hawai'i, researchers observed an alarming 45% decrease in fish biomass over a decade of surveys. The scientists ...

Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. The University of Queensland’s Dr ...