One such predator, the smallscale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted ... are gastropod mollusks, closely related to the more ...

and molluscs. The diversity of pelagic species is equally vast. In the waters above coral reefs, one can find nearly 25% of all marine fishes. Coral reefs, therefore, are one of the most diverse ...

It hosts 5,000 types of mollusks, 1,800 species of fish ... the rock could cover all of New Jersey, with coral to spare. This mammoth reef owes its existence to organisms typically no bigger ...

Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating ... 4,000 species of mollusks and, yes, an abundance of corals. But big does not mean indestructible.

These mollusks are a little longer than an American ... were some of the highest ever reported from a coral reef. At several locations divers saw endangered Napoleon wrasses, one of the world ...

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world. It spans 1,400 miles and is home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusk ...

Off the coast of Brazil, a scuba diver captured something remarkable on video: a wrasse fish gripped a mollusk in its mouth, ...

Weighing more than 300 kilogrammes, the giant Turbinaria bifrons was collected from Shark Bay Reef, off the coast ... This one coral would have been home to multiple species of fish and filter-feeders ...

I have worked on coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and Pacific and continue ... are highly diverse and can occur in symbiosis with mollusks, sponges, flatworms, protists, some ciliates, and ...

But they’re not just a delicacy; the mollusks are also pivotal for healthy ... “Oysters, just like coral reefs. Coral is that ...

Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...