A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection.

Eating invasive lionfish helps control their population and protect Atlantic reef ecosystems. Lionfish are easy to catch and ...

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 ...

Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street ...

A collaborative research team has revealed the long-overlooked carbon storage potential of coral reef ecosystems and how reef ...

A Bright Orange Fish That Looks Like Mr. Snuffleupagus Turned Out to Be a Whole New 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 ...

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 ...

In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef. Robin Philippo, the managing director of the Tropical Research and ...

Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are ...

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 ...