Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) approved regulating trade in humphead wrasse, a giant coral reef fish threatened by the luxury food trade in Asia.

With sumptuous, fleshy lips and a bulbous, protruding forehead, the humphead wrasse is an unforgettable fish. This enormous, colorful coral-reef dweller is slow to reproduce, making it vulnerable to ...

A small reef fish swims faster than the quickest ocean-going species, and exerts far less energy doing so – with VIDEO. A SMALL REEF FISH can swim faster and more efficiently than large, open-ocean ...

Chimps do it, birds do it, and now it turns out that fish do it, too - they all use tools of one kind or another to catch whatever they need to eat. Giacomo Bernardi, an evolutionary biologist at UC ...

With their exuberant colours, fiery personalities and captivating courtship displays, the fairy wrasses are one of the most beloved coral reef fish. Despite this, the evolutionary history of its genus ...

Reef ecology Baby damselfish do better on coral reefs that are inhabited by other fish that keep them free of parasites, a new study has found. The findings are published today in the Royal Society ...

With their exuberant colors, fiery personalities and captivating courtship displays, the fairy wrasses are one of the most beloved coral reef fish. Despite this, the evolutionary history of its genus ...