Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) approved regulating trade in humphead wrasse, a giant coral reef fish threatened by the luxury food trade in Asia.

Cleaner wrasse picking parasites of a Fusilier fish. Underwater Macro Image taken scuba diving in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.© SergeUWPhoto/Shutterstock.com Cleaner ...

With sumptuous, fleshy lips and a bulbous, protruding forehead, the humphead wrasse is an unforgettable fish. This enormous, colorful coral-reef dweller is slow to reproduce, making it vulnerable to ...

A small reef fish swims faster than the quickest ocean-going species, and exerts far less energy doing so – with VIDEO. A SMALL REEF FISH can swim faster and more efficiently than large, open-ocean ...

With their exuberant colors, fiery personalities and captivating courtship displays, the fairy wrasses are one of the most beloved coral reef fish. Despite this, the evolutionary history of its genus ...

Reef ecology Baby damselfish do better on coral reefs that are inhabited by other fish that keep them free of parasites, a new study has found. The findings are published today in the Royal Society ...

The rock-mover wrasse grows to be 12 inches long, but the babies look more like a piece of limu (seaweed) than a fish. The two-inch-long baby rock-movers have branching fins that grow out from their ...

With their exuberant colours, fiery personalities and captivating courtship displays, the fairy wrasses are one of the most beloved coral reef fish. Despite this, the evolutionary history of its genus ...