Wrasse fish use hard surfaces as tools to crack open prey. This behavior shows flexible thinking and environmental awareness.

Scuba divers have supplied scientists with 13 film clips and three detailed descriptions of coral reef fish using rocks as ...

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 ...

is a species of wrasse with an astounding jaw. Its mouth can extend over half the length of the fish's body. The fish can protrude its jaws longer than any other on the planet. Peter Wainwright of ...

DESCRIPTION: Humphead wrasse are enormous reef fish, having been measured as long as seven feet and weighing up to 420 pounds. The wrasse has thick, full lips and a forehead hump that becomes more ...

Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that ...

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 ...

The goldsinny wrasse acclimated after six hours and increased its thermal tolerance by 2.8°C to 31.7°C, but did not achieve a ...

Having studied marine biology it was no surprise to ... In fact, sex change is a very common reproductive strategy in many fish. Some, like the wrasse tend to change from female to male whereas ...