The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

researchers from Senckenberg am Meer in Wilhelmshaven have described a new fish species. Gaidropsarus mauritanicus is only about 73 millimeters long and lives in the deep-water coral reefs off the ...

The research maps biofluorescence across 459 glowing fish species and shows just how varied the colors have become.

Consequently, it serves as an exemplary ecosystem for studying typical coral reef fisheries, offering insights into fish species composition and community structure. This study undertook a survey ...

The “large, conspicuous” animals are often seen by divers in the Galapagos Islands but went misidentified for over 180 years ...

A comprehensive mapping of biofluorescence across 459 fish species reveals its ancient origins in eels and subsequent ...

“The hottest coral reefs in the world are an ideal natural ... This prevailing idea holds that warmer waters lead to smaller fish. Both species in this study did not follow that pattern, which ...

A rat invasion on isolated islands in the Indian Ocean has led to a remarkable ecological cascade that is upending life not just for the tiny fish, but for species across the coral reefs where it ...

The authors also suggest this huge variation of colours and patterns could mean the fish are using the glow to communicate ...

The species' bright red coloration actually helps ... who first found it during a diving expedition to explore the coral reef fish diversity. Initially, the researchers thought they had ...

Carsten Grupstra Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. They provide a home for a quarter of all of the fish species on this planet and protect coastlines from storms and ...