The yellow tang (top) and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (bottom) are among Hawaii’s diverse families of reef fish, many of which have connections to Hawaii’s culture and past. — Maui Ocean Center / EVAN ...

The ocean is home to some of the most dazzling creatures on Earth, and among them, colourful fish stand out as living works ...

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A coral reef in Honolulu, Hawaii. Half of global coral coverage has disappeared since the 1950s. Donald Miralle via Getty Images Imagining a coral reef might bring to mind scenes teeming with fish, ...

ABSTRACT: On many coral reefs, herbivorous fish play an essential role in regulating algal growth and influencing the outcome of coral–algal competition. Working on a remote predator-dominated coral ...

With its distinct forehead bulge and striking bright blue, green, and yellow colors, the endangered humphead wrasse is certainly hard to miss. These colossal coral reef fish, found across the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with marine biologist Enric Sala about what the rebirth of a South Pacific coral reef taught his team about protecting the ocean from climate change and human intervention.

Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. Researchers have discovered a rare ...

A new collagen fingerprinting tool can help scientists identify species from archaeological bone fragments. Pacific islanders ...

The Boo McCulley Reef in Martin County will be at least the ninth ship sunk for an artificial reef off the Treasure Coast.