The first involved collecting the small fish from coral reefs in the wild. “To do this, ... yellow, white, pink or orange that do their best to skedaddle to safety,” Brandl said.

The Coral Triangle has often been compared to the Amazon rainforest, based on the sheer scale of its biodiversity. And now, ...

And if coral reef fish are able to find the smell of coral in the ocean, they follow that home like a yellow brick road.” Unfortunately, it also works the other way around. Fish are lured by the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Reef restoration in Waimanalo is getting a little boost with the release of juvenile yellow tang. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News ...

Jan. 6, 2022 — Coral reef ecosystems support diverse small-scale fisheries -- and the fish they catch are rich in micronutrients vital to the health of millions of people in the tropics, a new ...

When corals get damaged from disease, warm waters or blast fishing, they lose their vibrant colors, leaving behind a white skeleton in a process called coral bleaching. Once a reef dies, so does ...

There’s an old paradox about coral reefs: They occupy tiny parts of the ocean, and nutrient-poor parts of it at that, and yet they’re home to a third of the world’s fish species.Millions of ...

A vibrant blue fish was carried off to its presumable demise by a powerful osprey, with the bird's giant talons gripping the pancake-shaped sea creature and the bird’s golden-yellow eyes ...

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.

The small orange and white fish hides in the holes of coral to keep safe, researchers said. Shepherd B, Pinheiro HT, Najeeb A, Rocha CR, Rocha LA (2025) ZooKeys ...