Since 1984, five specimens of the new species have been found in the waters of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, according to a ...

Out of shape: Ocean acidification simplifies coral reef architecture and reshuffles fish assemblages. Journal of Animal Ecology , 2024; DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14127 Cite This Page : ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Follow Author. Aug 07, 2023, 02:37pm EDT ... That study showed trumpetfish shadowed bigger in fish in degraded and flatter coral reef ...

Both coral and fish appear to grow faster around rat-free islands. Scientists have found the fertilizing effect of guano, too, from the Scattered Islands near Madagascar to Fiji in the South Pacific .

Coral reefs are a bevy of biodiversity, supporting an estimated 25 percent of all known marine species. These reefs are home to many mutually beneficial relationships , but the animals that live ...

Fish poo can act as a "coral probiotic" in coral reefs. Carsten Grupstra. In a study with researchers from Rice University in Texas, Grupstra and his team discovered that the feces from these fish ...

Until recently, fish that eat coral—corallivores—were thought to weaken reef structures, while fish that consume algae and detritus—grazers—were thought to keep reefs healthy. But ...

Researchers are working to prove that coral-eating fish spread corals’ symbiotic algae in their feces. If they’re right, it could open new opportunities for helping struggling reefs cope. By ...

A “Coral Fort” made of biodegradable drinking straws that researchers are using to prevent laboratory-grown coral from becoming really expensive fish food is seen off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Marine Biologist Aran Mooney has proposed a possible solution to all of the ongoing issues with coral reefs: fish music. Working with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, ...