Sentences with phrase «as damselfish»

«Predator numbers were severely depleted in heavily fished areas, while smaller prey fish such as damselfish, and herbivores such as parrotfish, had increased greatly in number having been released from predation.»

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As a result, with increasing distance from refugia, species diversity in damselfish falls significantly faster than for the other two families.

«Damselfish populations appear to have grown recently as their predators have been overfished, which is one plausible explanation as to why long - spined urchin populations have failed to recover.»

Threespot Damselfish populations have exploded in recent years due to overfishing of predatory fish such as groupers and snappers.

Beneath the waves curious animals such as Australian weedy sea dragons, garibaldi damselfish and Japanese spider crabs hang among rocky ledges and kelp forests.

Here, you can swim like a damselfish to coral reefs just off the beach, and wave hello to smiling seahorses and starfish, as swaying fans tickle your belly beneath the gentle waves.

Swarms of damselfish were everywhere as well as shrimpfish, white - eyed morays and some quite large groupers, plus schools of fusiliers.

Acropora table corals, pillar and leathery corals act as home to large shoals of anthias and smaller shoals of chromis, butterfly fish, razor fish, damselfish and anemones with clownfish.

You're also likely to see eagle rays, barracuda and lots of tropical fish, such as sergeant majors, damselfish, grunts, butterfly fish, angelfish and yellowtail snappers.

You'll also spot lots of tropical fish such as sergeant majors, parrotfish, damselfish, grunts, butterfly fish, angelfish and yellowtail snappers.