This is a big deal. Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it ...

Oregon State University. "Lionfish Decimating Tropical Fish Populations, Threatening Coral Reefs." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 07 / 080717164319.htm (accessed June 4, 2025).

It's being called a spawning event of "Biblical" proportions -- a summer swarm of fish over Hawaii's reefs. Aquarium fisherman and underwater photographer Ron Tubbs shot video off Oahu's coastline ...

But unlike tropical reefs, which have an underlying structure built by living coral, the skeleton of temperate reefs is made of rock or other non-living substrates. Said rock can take many forms.

Another study in the Philippines suggests that 98% of the fish perish the first year in an aquarium. Only two dozen of the 2,300 traded coral fish species can be bred in captivity in commercial volume ...

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 ...

For nearly two centuries, scientists have pondered “Darwin’s Paradox,” the enduring mystery of why coral reefs thrive in tropical waters, which are woefully short on nutrients. Reefs are ...

Non-native rats on tropical islands are changing fish behavior and it all comes down to bird poop. By Laura Baisas. Published Jan 6, ... which fertilizes the coral reef ecosystems.

Although coral reefs may appear to be a panoply of bright hues, many coral reef fish have colorful patterns as distinct as stamps. So when a hybrid happens, it’s easy to spot.

Breeding Aquarium Fish Can Help Save Reefs. People are still figuring out how to breed many species in captivity, but new advances could help halt reef destruction and protect vulnerable wild fish.

The future looks grim for coral reefs. Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually acidifying waters have destroyed more than a third of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. Just ...