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In a new study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the UK, US and France observed bluestreak cleaner wrasse at 24 cleaning stations and discovered that the noise from motorboats affected the behavior of both the cleaners and t
Read moreScientists have discovered that damselfish, as young as eight days old, have the ability to detect and identify their kin through their odour, even though they are still embryos.
Read moreAs juvenile reef fishes develop, they are vulnerable to predators, so much so that typically less than 10 percent of the larvae and embryos survive to adulthood.
Read moreGenerally speaking, aggressive males with strong sexual drives are the ones that tend to have an evolutionary advantage. However, this is not the case for the eastern mosquitofish, a small, freshwater fish.
Read moreThe cichlid (Julidochromis transcriptus) is a small fish found in Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It lives in rock crevices hidden by vegetation at the lakebed.
Read moreScientists from University of Exeter discovered that the noise from motorboats bothered coral fish so much that their parental behaviour was changed and the male fish stopped protecting, feeding and interacting with their young.
Read moreLittle is known about the plants and animals living in the twilight zone of the ocean, which lies beyond traditional scuba diving depths. Scientists are just starting to explore this region of the ocean.
Read moreMost coral reef fishes do not take care of their young. They produce large numbers of young that drift away with the currents, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Read moreEven within a specific species, fish have individual personalities. At Lund University in Sweden, researchers have demonstrated a connection between a fish's personality (whether it was bold or shy) and the risk of being killed by predator.
Read moreNow, scientists from Duke University have identified the genes that enable the fish to achieve this unique feat. They publish their findings in the recent issue of the Biology Letters journal.
Read moreThe Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) belongs to the Scombridae family. They are magnificent and impressive wild animals.
Read moreJoachim Kreiselmaier first sighted the loaches in August 2015 while exploring the deepest parts of the Danube-Aach system, which can only be reached under particularly dry conditions in summer and fall.
Read moreSyngbio 2017 will be held in lovely Tampa, Florida (USA), May 14-19, 2017, hosted by The University of Tampa and co-hosted by Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Read moreResearchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) discovered that some fish have learnt to stay within marine reserves where they are safe from fishing, demonstrating the importance of such facilities.
Read moreIt was designed to be a definitive guide to sustainable seafood for consumers wanting to make environmentally sound seafood choices when ingredient shopping or eating out.
Read moreBeing in a tank with female guppies seems to take its toll on the males as they engage in sexual harassment of the females, attempting to mate as many times as possible. This was the finding in a study by Macquarie University in Australia
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