To make matters worse, coral diseases are also on the rise in the Indo-Pacific. Some studies have found links between warming surface temperatures and disease outbreaks. Staghorn corals are also ...

The world's largest coral has been found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, and scientists say the massive organism is visible ...

Now, the largest coral ever recorded has been discovered, scientists said Thursday, and it’s so big it can be seen from space ...

HONOLULU— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to protect 20 coral species in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. The corals all received ...

of the world’s coral reef fish species (6,000), and 56% of the coral reef fishes in the Indo-Pacific region (4,050). 8% (235 species) of the coral reef fishes in the Coral Triangle are endemic or ...

Beneath the soft bodies of scleractinian ... Anemone fish in the Indo-Pacific are another example of mutualism on coral reefs. The anemone fish lives among the stinging tentacles of the sea ...

The researchers also found that in contrast to Indo-Pacific species, Caribbean corals are like spoiled rich brats that rely agonisingly on very specific symbionts to provide them with the yummy ...