Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some ...

Just like a person after one too many cocktails, a few drops of oil can cause coral reef fish to make poor decisions. Damselfish, Chromis species. Photo credit: Jacob Johansen. Just as one too many ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mike Gil, an ecologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, deployed video cameras to “spy” on coral reef fish over months and found that they ...

Leaving the comfort and safety of home to explore the world is a difficult decision. However, in a tiny coral reef fish called a neon goby, dads help their offspring take the plunge by pushing them ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years ...

Professor Nagelkerken's latest research, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, looks at the intrinsic and learned survival behavior of two types of tropical ...

In the paper, Extreme environmental conditions reduce coral reef fish biodiversity and productivity, published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers use a variety of techniques to ...

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 Derek ...

Herbivorous reef fish play a critical role in reef resilience. Lauʻīpala (yellow tang) and kole (surgeonfish), heavily ...

A newly restored reef at Channel Island in Saginaw Bay is intended to support native fish spawning and increase their numbers ...