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The Fireworks Anemone, scientifically known as Pachycerianthus multiplicatus, is a captivating marine species primarily found in the chilly waters of the North Sea and northeastern Atlantic. Known for its striking appearance and large size, this anemone graces...
Fire corals are so called because they sting. When something touches the coral, a coiled thread is ejected, penetrating the skin and injecting venom. These powerful stinging hairs are called cnidae.
All clownfish start off as male, but can switch to female when circumstances allow, for example, when the only female present dies or disappears. In a new study, researchers found that the male-to-female sex-change occurs first in...
Reserva Youth Land Trust is an international non-profit, empowering youth to make measurable differences to threatened species through habitat conservation, science, and education. As a young person, this is an exciting opportunity to engage with philanthropy and...
The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme's Green Fins initiative – has launched a new coral bleaching toolkit in response to the 4th global coral bleaching event confirmed by the National Oceanic &...
"Nearly 50% of the scientific publications for the fishes studied only concerned a subset of 1% of the species"
The most threatened reef fishes are the most overlooked by scientists and the general public. That...
Reef-World raises public awareness of the urgency to protect coral reefs with £335,000 Ocean Outdoor Environmental Fund Boost
Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have demonstrated that a fish species employs physical punishment to elicit helping efforts from their offspring, indicating advanced social and cognitive skills previously thought to be unique to higher vertebrates.
They are enormous. largest of the moray eels, growing up to 3 m and weighing 30 kg. Giant Moray Eels undergo a sex change during growth, changing from male to female.
Lionfish have significantly expanded their territory in the Mediterranean since the invasion began around ten years ago.