A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed the huge role Indian Ocean fisheries play in feeding the ...

The little-known species with a “ribbon-like body” is believed by some cultures to be a harbinger of destructive events like ...

I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never have I been more concerned about their future. The disappearance of the western Indian Ocean’s largest ...

Discovered on a 2022-23 survey trip in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean on an expedition to explore deep-sea coral reefs and surrounding fish species, the newest named Chromis gives marine ...

Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...

Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will ...

One of these species is the spotfin scorpionfish, or Neoscorpaena nielseni, a bright red fish typically found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar ...

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

Many of the country’s native fish species are threatened by habitat loss and pollution while the spread of invasive aliens is ...

T'puram: Kerala State Biodiversity Board, in association with Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos), ...

An aggressive species of invasive seagrass that has been traversing for more than a century has been detected in the U.S. for the first time.

The Indonesian coelacanth, a fish once thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was discovered alive in greater numbers than anticipated. Divers recently found and photographed a living ...