coral reefs

Healthy coral reefs shelter 25 percent of marine species.

The dusky dottyback, a fish living in the Great Barrier Reef, can change color to blend in with unsuspecting adult damselfish so it can prey on their young.

Plam Beach County’s newest artificial reef snorkel and dive trail is convenient and easy. A place where novice and experienced underwater enthusiasts can see nature at close range without cost.

Most of the coral on reefs in the Caribbean are dead with less than 10 percent on average having live coral cover, a startling new report shows.

Migration of juvenile reef fish from coastal seagrass beds and mangroves to coral reefs is much more complex than previously realized, according to a new study in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia.

Coral embryos not shielded by a membrane, makes them vulnerable to fragmentation.

The common names of Synchiropus splendidus—the mandarinfish, green mandarin, or mandarin dragonet—allude to the vibrant hues painting its body, reminiscent of the Mandarin robes of Imperial Chinese courts.

Watch this video of a young rockmover wrasse tucking itself in for the night.

The red-lined sea cucumber, Thelenota rubralineata, is also known as the candy cane sea cucumber due to its stripy looks.