Once eaten only by royalty, humphead wrasse are today highly sought after in the luxury food industry of east Asia. And the global-warming-induced die-off of coral reefs is leaving this unique species ...
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 ...
"These species come from different environments," De Bonville said. "The first two live in shallow coastal waters, at a depth of one or two meters, while the goldsinny wrasse inhabits deeper ...
In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival - those that hunt and those that are hunted. But research is showing ...
The goldsinny wrasse acclimated after six hours and increased its thermal tolerance by 2.8°C to 31.7°C, but did not achieve a steady state after 10 days. The flounder was the slowest to ...