Overfishing and global warming are depleting food from our oceans, but rebuilding reef life could help provide millions of ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

Reef fish evolved the ability to feed by biting prey from surfaces relatively recently, a UC Davis study shows. The innovation has driven an explosion of evolution in reef fish. Image shows a rainbow ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the most easily visible impacts of climate change is coral ...

Just a few miles offshore, the coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary support one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in North America. But for many who live in or visit the ...

Paris — Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend precious energy and potentially threatening their survival, new research ...

For the past 10 years, marine biologist and conservationist Stan Shea has been leading a citizen-science program called the 114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey to compile data on local reef fish species ...

A new study using high-speed video shows for the first time that the reef fish Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) and the related surgeonfish can move their jawbones sideways as well as up and down. This ...

ON ANY GIVEN weekend this summer, there will be a lionfish derby underway somewhere in Florida. As the population of this ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Sixty-six million years ...

An international team of researchers studied the behavioral changes among butterflyfish on a series of reefs in the Indo-Pacific before and after the 2016 global mass coral bleaching event. They found ...