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(Great Barrier Reef, Coral sea, New Caledonia, New Guinea and southern Japan) [2] Yellow tailed emperor, Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1909 (Indonesia to Taumotus, north to Japan) [2] Bi-eye bream, Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskal, 1775) (East Africa and the Red Sea to southeastern Oceania and Hawaiian Islands) [2] Family Nemipteridae – coral breams
Many reef fish have also evolved cryptic coloration to confuse predators. [2] Reef fish have also evolved complex adaptive behaviours. Small reef fish get protection from predators by hiding in reef crevices or by shoaling and schooling. Many reef fish confine themselves to one small neighbourhood where every hiding place is known and can be ...
The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of ...
Set off the coast of Sablayan in the Philippines, Apo Reef Natural Park spans 13 square miles. This protected aquatic wonderland teems with marine life, including 530 fish species and 400 types of ...
A humphead wrasse at the water's surface on the Great Barrier Reef. The humphead wrasse is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red list and in Appendix II of CITES. [11] Its numbers have declined due to multiple threats, including: Intensive, species-specific removal by the live reef food-fish trade throughout its core range in Southeast Asia
Amphiprion akindynos, the Barrier Reef anemonefish, is a species of anemonefish that is principally found in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, but also in nearby locations in the Western Pacific. The species name 'akindynos' is Greek, meaning 'safe' or 'without danger' in reference to the safety afforded amongst the tentacles of its host ...
A new study has discovered that the parrotfish is extremely important for the health of the Great Barrier Reef; it is the only one of thousands of reef fish species that regularly performs the task of scraping and cleaning inshore coral reefs. [38]
An image of the island and nearby coral reefs taken with the Seaview SVII camera. Lady Elliot Island is the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.The island lies 46 nautical miles (85 km; 53 mi) north-east of Bundaberg and covers an area of approximately 45 hectares (110 acres).