For much of the year, the world's largest fringing reef is also home to the world's largest fish. Hundreds of whale sharks visit Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef annually, with as many as 60 ...

Blind cave fish show a remarkable ability to find their way around, despite their lack of eyes, as Rupert Collins explains. The Astyanax mexicanus species comprises an eyed epigean (surface) form and ...

How the Blind cave ... like other fish. But when they mature, their fragmented cranial bones harden in a visibly skewed direction, the study found. UC’s researchers speculate that this adaptation ...

Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations Date: October 18, 2024 Source: University of Oxford Summary: A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange ...

Our boat circles around to pick up some very happy snorkellers who’ve just swum near the world’s biggest fish. Each year from March to July, the 300km-long Ningaloo Reef, about 1200km north of Perth ...

Reef fish are vital in maintaining the resilience of coral reefs. A new study from the University of Oxford sheds light on the essential role of reef fish and the factors affecting their abundance.

Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations Oct. 18, 2024 — A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ...

The findings are published in the ICES Journal of Marine Sciences. Connectivity particularly impacts herbivorous reef fish groups, which are most critical to coral reef resilience, providing ...

Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to conceal”), Sanskrit कुहरम् (kuharam, “cave”). Related to hut and sky. hide (third-person singular simple present hides ...

Photo shows a representative cave. Photo from Bogdan P. via Unsplash Deep in an underground river of southern China, a blind pink creature ... for a specific group of fish known as Chinese karst ...