A spiny chromis damselfish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus), one of the species the researchers studied, in its natural environment, the Northern Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The increasing ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...

An adult spiny chromis damselfish with some of the young it is guarding from predators and parasites, something no other Great Barrier Reef fish species does. Image Credit: Mark McCormick.

The damselfish include: the yellowtail damselfish that inhabits waters in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean; the Hawaiian dascyllus and blue-eye damselfish, which inhabit ...

image: A spiny chromis damselfish and its brood. view more . Credit: Mark I McCormick. Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species ...

Blue-green damselfish (Chromis viridis) are a common coral-associated fish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, while mustard hill corals (Porites astreoides) are a stony coral found in the ...

Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others. Five Great Barrier Reef fish species each activated different genetic responses to a marine heatwave in ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...

The 2.7-inch-long unidentified damselfish was caught around 330 feet below the surface, according to the study. Its body is “pearly white with pale blue undertones” that get darker along its ...

The 2.7-inch-long unidentified damselfish was caught around 330 feet below the surface, according to the study. Its body is “pearly white with pale blue undertones” that get darker along its ...