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.

Damselfish and coral coexist in the waters off the Caribbean island of Bonaire. But now that humans have overfished their natural predators, a booming damselfish population could eventually lead ...

When lemon damselfish are attacked, they release alarm chemicals that summon even more predators, giving them a chance to escape in the confusion. Lemon damselfish. Credit: Oona M. Lönnstedt.

Damselfish lack the digestive enzymes to process many kinds of algae, and members of the genus Polysiphonia are some of the few they can eat. Image Scientists say damselfish remove weeds to allow ...

You might think that a party thrown by a bunch of middle-age women science buffs would be a little dry. Especially if you walked into that party to find that the cocktail-hour entertainment ...

Fish farming The unique damselfish practice of cultivating their favourite type of algae on coral reefs contributes to an increase in coral disease, Australian researchers have found. The study ...

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.

These damselfish are probably only defending their nest when they chase this octopus away to, presumably, mingle its tears with the salt water around it. That doesn’t make it any less impressive.

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 ...

To some children’s dismay, the not-so-funny clownfish do not inhabit Hawaiian waters, but a close relative, the damselfish, or Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dasyllus albisella), do. Hawaii is home to 17 ...

Which way? Young damselfish grow large fake eyes and bulk up their body to confuse predators and avoid being eaten, Australian researchers have found. Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt from James ...