Huaguang Reef, one of the expansive atolls in the Xisha Islands, is completely mature, stretching 31 kilometers from east to west and 12 kilometers from north to south. Positioned as a concealed reef ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one quarter of all marine species spend some portion of their life on a reef. With so ...

Marine taxonomists have identified more than 110 fish and invertebrate species new to science from deep waters inside ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

Scientists have discovered a new species of fish, the 'grumpy dwarfgoby'. Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large canines and a fierce expression, even though it is only 2 cm long. Its ...

Demographic assessments in coral reef fisheries encompass the measurement and analysis of population characteristics such as age and size structure, growth rates, recruitment success, mortality rates ...

Off the northern coast of the Jamaica, there's a coral reef that's fighting for its life. What's this unusual approach to ...

The escape response to evade perceived threats is a fundamental behavior seen throughout the animal kingdom, and laboratory studies have identified specialized neural circuits that control this ...

Just a few nights under the glow of coastal lights is enough to send reef fish into a spiral of sleeplessness and aggression, ...