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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.
100 Times as deadly as the venom of the black widow spider
The Reef-World Foundation Launches 'Let's Save Our Reefs!' Campaign to Protect Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Big Give Green Match Fund for the first time. As coral reefs face unprecedented threats, Reef-World aims to raise awareness...
What do dolphins mean with their whistles, pops and non-verbal communications? With their large brains dolphins have many factors in common with humans.
This newly described species is found only in the Red Sea. Often confused with Hector's goby, Hosai's goby has a yellow stripe going over its eye and rejoining behind.