More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish ...

Until recently, fish that eat coral—corallivores—were thought to weaken reef structures, while fish that consume algae and detritus—grazers—were thought to keep reefs healthy. But scientists have ...

A new study found that the mere presence of yellowtail damselfish improved wound healing in coral reefs at remarkable speed.

A team of international and North Queensland researchers from James Cook University have found the link between fishes and corals may not be as strong as scientists had always assumed. The study is ...

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Researchers are working to prove that coral-eating fish spread corals’ symbiotic algae in their feces. If they’re right, it could open new opportunities for helping struggling reefs cope. By Derek ...

The Komodo Islands in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, reveal a vibrant underwater landscape filled with colorful coral ...

Motorboat noise near the Great Barrier Reef is doing something alarming to young spiny chromis fish, and the consequences ...

Healthy reef habitats are usually alive with the diverse sounds of marine life. Georgette Douwma via Getty Images Scientists eavesdropping on a previously destroyed coral reef in Indonesia say the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mike Gil, an ecologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, deployed video cameras to “spy” on coral reef fish over months and found that they ...

You can't see it, but these fish are spreading nutrients all over. (Credit: Tischenko Irena/Shutterstock) There's something in the water around coral reefs. And that something is fish pee. Although ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study finds that large, herbivorous fish species, such as parrotfish, surgeonfish and rabbitfish, benefit from coral reef demise due to an ...