A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection.

Eating invasive lionfish helps control their population and protect Atlantic reef ecosystems. Lionfish are easy to catch and ...

Reef fish evolved the ability to feed by biting prey from surfaces relatively recently, a UC Davis study shows. The innovation has driven an explosion of evolution in reef fish. Image shows a rainbow ...

A collaborative research team has revealed the long-overlooked carbon storage potential of coral reef ecosystems and how reef ...

Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street ...

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For the past 10 years, marine biologist and conservationist Stan Shea has been leading a citizen-science program called the 114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey to compile data on local reef fish species ...

A new study using high-speed video shows for the first time that the reef fish Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) and the related surgeonfish can move their jawbones sideways as well as up and down. This ...

Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are ...

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.