The humphead wrasse is among the most prized species in the lucrative trade of reef fish. For coral-reef ecosystems, this fish is also in hot demand. The wrasse is invaluable not when it's on people's ...

Scuba divers have supplied scientists with 13 film clips and three detailed descriptions of coral reef fish using rocks as ...

LIFE CYCLE: Humphead wrasse are long-lived for fish, known to survive for at least 30 years. FEEDING: Using their ultra-tough teeth, humphead wrasse consume hard-shelled species such as mollusks, ...

The slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator, is a species of wrasse with an astounding jaw. Its mouth can extend over half the length of the fish's body. The fish can protrude its jaws longer than ...

Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that ...

Wrasse fish use hard surfaces as tools to crack open prey. This behavior shows flexible thinking and environmental awareness.

"Our hypothesis was that a fish accustomed to 20 degrees Celsius water could tolerate a maximum of, say, 35 C." Experts ...

Off the coast of Brazil, a scuba diver captured something remarkable on video: a wrasse fish gripped a mollusk in its mouth, ...

Some, like the wrasse tend to change from female to male whereas others, such as clownfish tend to change from male to female and some fish species, it’s thought, can potentially switch sex ...

But this robust trade is grim news for the Napoleon Wrasse, an endangered species of fish that is still being sold in at least two of Hong Kong’s biggest wet markets. The Napoleon Wrasse is one ...

“The findings might fundamentally overturn the common belief that fish lack minds.” For the experiment, the team used bluestreak cleaner wrasse, a species measuring more than 10 centimeters ...