New research shatters the myth of the “perfect” plankton-feeding fish revealing an astonishing diversity of forms defying evolutionary expectations. The Myth of the Perfect Planktivore For decades, ...

Actually, it's more like eat and be eaten for most organisms ... where it lies in wait for crustaceans and small fish, such as gobies. Safely tucked in coral crevices or half-buried in sand ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations ... Some of the crabs can eat 20 juveniles a day, whereas fish or triton may eat one adult every few ...

And what they do is, they can devastate coral reefs because they eat coral. And our concern ... kind of home to loads of animals and loads of fish and these starfish are very, very good at ...

A new study has found fish using tools to open shellfish. Tool use is when creatures use an item to achieve to a goal, like ...

As the world celebrated World Oceans Day on June 8, environmentalists here are concerned about a rapidly growing coral-eating startfish ... contributed to an increased population of the star fish, the ...

after documenting tropical fish that smash shellfish against rocks to open and eat the meat, in a fascinating new study published in the journal Coral Reefs on 26 March 2025. Dr. Juliette Tariel ...

what does that mean for people eating these fish, especially pregnant women and keiki? Avobenzone may cause a dysfunction with the powerhouse of the cell, which may kill cells and induce a bleaching ...