the smallscale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted bottom, where it lies in wait for crustaceans and small fish, such as gobies.

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

As the corals regenerate, the reef becomes more habitable for fish, that swim through ... house reefs by hiring in-house ...

In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef. Orange, blue, and sparkling-silver fish dart around a seascape of vibrant greens, yellows, pinks ...

Anemone arms flutter and tiny fish and shrimp seem ... no bigger than a grain of rice. Coral polyps, the reef's building blocks, are tiny colonial animals that house symbiotic algae in their ...

Researchers combine acoustic monitoring with a neural network to identify fish activity on coral reefs by sound. They trained the network to sort through the deluge of acoustic data automatically, ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr ...