A lot of reef creatures could be in the red. A widespread capacity for fish, corals, worms and other animals to fluoresce red has been largely overlooked, contend Nico Michiels of the University ...

RED MESSAGE In the mostly blue world of a coral reef, a male fairy wrasse (left, illuminated with white light) will take note when one of its kind sports a fluorescent red glow (right, under blue ...

But it doesn't look a day over 80.

Red light is extinguished in the depths of the ocean, yet many fish glow in that colour nevertheless ... Code red: How deep reef fish keep in touch. By Stephanie Pain. 1 April 2009 ...

Video above: Coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australian watersScientists have discovered what they say is the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the ...

Synodus autumnus, or the autumn lizardfish (Iroha-eso in Japanese), derives its name from its warm-toned coloration, reminiscent of the time when leaves turn orange, yellow and red in the fall, also ...

Reef fish rarely hybridize across more than 6 percent difference, Mr. Tea added. “What’s fascinating about this study is that hybrids are so common, not just geographically but also among ...

Of the roughly 2,100 known species of fish in the Red Sea, 10 to 15 percent aren’t found anywhere else on Earth. The grumpy dwarf goby is now another addition to this unique crew.

The red-eyed fish has saddle-like red blotches along its back. Furuhashi R, Motomura H (2025) ZooKeys Discover more new species ...

Researchers caught an 81-year-old midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) like the one pictured here off the coast of Western Australia. The fish is the oldest coral reef fish ever discovered.

Land-dwelling rats are upending life for coral reef fish When rats invade tropical islands, they can trigger a chain reaction that reverberates all the way to coral reefs, researchers say February ...

The reef fish population in the Gulf is growing ahead of the 2025 red snapper season, according to the University of South Alabama's annual fish survey.