Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among...

left behind as a reef grows and corals below die off, rather than the living habitat and refuge that deep sea corals provide for fish and invertebrates...

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...

starfish invasions. Fish species tend to fare better following reef disturbance than coral species as corals show limited recovery and reef fish assemblages have...

reefs. Coral reefs build massive calcareous skeletons that serve as homes for animals such as fish hiding inside the crooks and crannies of the reef and...

survival of the coral reefs and the associated reef fish. "Fish coloration - The Fish Doctor & Fish Breeder". The Fish Doctor & Fish Breeder. Retrieved...

activities have substantial impact on coral reefs, contributing to their worldwide decline. Damaging activities encompass coral mining, pollution (both organic...

blowfish to create a delicacy called "fugu". The spotted trunkfish is a coral reef fish that secretes a colourless ciguatera toxin from glands on its skin...

Coral aquaculture, also known as coral farming or coral gardening, is the cultivation of corals for commercial purposes or coral reef restoration. Aquaculture...

skeleton of a compound coral). Reproduction in fire corals is more complex than in other reef-building corals. The polyp of fire coral releases a medusa that...