Damselfish “need to know a lot to live well in this environment,” Dr. Luchiari said. The high stakes of memory loss for damselfish made them a compelling subject for the study.

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

Damselfish's territories cover up to 70% of some reefs. On a healthy coral reef, a balance is maintained between algae and coral. But as reefs deteriorate and overfishing intensifies, algae thrive.

‘Antisocial’ damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers – and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown. Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital ...

Jewel damselfish living on coral reefs surrounding rat-infested tropical islands have become less territorial and less aggressive due to a bizarre ecological link between the two species: bird poop.

Damselfish can be fastidious farmers. They prune and cultivate small patches of algae, often no more than half a square meter (5 square feet) in area, ensuring they have a steady food source.

The damselfish, officially Chromis abadhah, is one of 138 animals, fungi and plants from around the world that Academy of Sciences researchers confirmed as new discoveries in 2024.

Damselfish come in a range of sizes and colors, and belong to the same family as the well-known clownfish, according to the Ocean Conservancy.

The series of experiments was repeated on 36 damselfish colonies at three locations around the island. This strongly suggests that trumpetfish shadow other types of fish to get nearer to their ...

The damselfish did not appear to detect the threat and responded the same way they did to the parrotfish model. Damselfish inspected the model trumpetfish – and rapidly fled from this predator ...