Modern reef fish feed in a variety of ways. Many suck floating food into their mouths by rapidly expanding their heads. This suction feeding is thought to be ancestral in teleosts. A smaller number ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Scientists thought fish saved energy by swimming in flat diamond shapes, but study shows they actually prefer swimming in 3D ...

Free ride Parasitic crustaceans cause significant drag on reef fish impeding their ability to swim fast and stay safe, researchers have found. PhD student, Sandra Binning, of the Australian ...

REEF FISH IN PERIL ... It’s time to rein in the aquarium trade through tighter monitoring and regulation, so we don’t lose any of these swimming gems. SAVING THE BANGGAI CARDINALFISH . Banggai ...

Why some fish are really bad at swimming. Seahorses, frogfish, and others live the life aquatic with little swimming. Not everyone can swim like a fish—even among fish.

Swimming in schools may help some fish evade predators, coordinate hunting, and even weather turbulent waters. Deposit Photos. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

Tropical species are considered especially sensitive to climate change, but research now shows that a tropical reef fish can rapidly acclimate over multiple generations. Acute exposure to a 1.5 ...

Fish can't see themselves, or use a mirror! How do they know they are in the right school of fish? — Jim Almost 80 per cent of the more than 20,000 known fish species school at some point in the ...

Apr. 9, 2024 — Swimming in schools makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group able to sound like a single fish.