An international research team led by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) with the participation of the ...

which the butterfly fish feeds on, is itself highly vulnerable – to attacks by plagues of crown-of-thorns starfish (thought to be triggered by humans releasing excess nutrients onto the reef as ...

The clown fish fry spent roughly 11 days in the open ocean while their butterfly fish counterparts spent over a month. Then in February 2005 the researchers returned to the reef and collected 15 ...

A species of butterfly ... fish’s scientific name, Prognathodes basabei, is named after Pete Basabe, a veteran local diver from Kona who, over the years, has assisted with the collection of reef ...

Scientists have named a new species of butterflyfish discovered in the deep reefs of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after a Kona diver who has assisted in the collection of reef ...

Reef fish make poorer decisions amid bleached corals that leave them less able to avoid unnecessary fights, ... Experts made over 3,700 observations of 38 species of butterflyfish on reefs ...

3D printed “tiles” help revive coral around the world 03:37. Paris — Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend ...

Nearly half of all coral trout (also known as coral grouper) caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from protected marine areas. These safe havens allow fish to grow larger and produce more babies ...

a team of researchers studied how a mass bleaching event affected 38 species of butterfly fish. The colourfully patterned reef fish are the first to feel the effect of bleaching because they eat ...

A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned.