Sentences with phrase «of damselfish»

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

Norwgian researchers made a surprising discovery when they followed the mating habits of damselfish on the Great Barrier Reef.

Hiding among the rocks off the coast of Papua New Guinea, this crocodilefish proved dangerous when it lunged directly at the camera lens in pursuit of a blue chromis, a type of damselfish.

The action of damselfish swimming between coral branches helps the algae inside corals to increase their photosynthesis

Not exact matches

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

«These damselfish pick up urchins and move them off the coral with their mouths,» said Cramer, a postdoctoral scholar at Scripps and lead author of the study.

A new study suggests that an aggressive reef competitor — the Threespot Damselfish — may have impeded the recovery of Caribbean long - spined sea urchin populations after a mysterious disease outbreak caused a massive die - off of these animals over three decades ago.

Damselfish exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide have difficulty discerning rapid light flickers

A study from scientists at James Cook University shows increased carbon dioxide levels impaired the senses of spiny damselfish, which live in the Great Barrier Reef.

Coral reef - dwelling fish like the orange clownfish — star of Finding Nemo — and seven colorful damselfish are imperiled by ocean acidification and warming.

Larval development of Pomacentrus amboinensis (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), the Ambon damselfish.

We used a genome - wide approach to evaluate the heritability of this variation in sensitivity of the spiny damselfish, Acanthochromis polyacanthus.

Under the surface of the waves, you'll find a veritable aquarium: king angelfish, cortez sea chubs, giant damselfish, rainbow wrasse, octopus, pufferfish and sea cucumbers.

This multicoloured wall of soft coral is home to Damselfish, Chromis, Sweetlips and Clown Fish.

All sorts of fish find shelter around the structure including stone - and scorpion fish, a resident school of drummers, damselfish and sometimes you might spot a frogfish.

Sergeant major and yellowtail damselfish dart in and out of the star, brain and staghorn corals.

The Angelfish, Damselfish, Needlefish, Wrasses, Gobies, Groupers, Parrotfish, Bar Jack, Balloonfish, Cayman Seahorse, Cubera Snapper, Great Barracuda, Red Lionfish, and Silversides are just a few of the notable fish that make their home in the Caribbean Sea.

Some of the brilliantly - colored tropical fish that you may see include angelfish, grunts, blue tangs, butterfly fish, damselfish, drums, filefish, parrotfish, scorpion fish, trunk fish, honeycomb cowfish, grouper, snapper, squirrel fish, wrasses, goatfish, trigger fish, blue - spotted cornets, trumpet fish, lizard fish, tile fish, harlequin fish, jacks, and more.

Fish: Cuttlefish, Moray Eels, Clownfish, Glassfish, Six - banded Angelfish, Lionfish, variety of Triggerfish, Sweetlips, Damselfish

Throughout this dive you will see large numbers of anthias, damselfish and sergeant majors (Adubefduf vaigiensis).

We then visit Negeri and Bualo on the southern coast of Manado Tua where we meet nudbranchs, an anemone shrimp, leaf scorpionfish, damselfish, along with different species of anemonefish, a red fire goby and a Christmas tree worm.

Through the 12 dives we did (max of 17 possible), the following were encountered: spotted eagle ray, barracudas (one was 3.5 ft), angel fish (many varieties), parrot fish (many varieties), jacks, snappers (many varieties), sergeant majors, wrasse (many varieties), rock beauties, butterfly fish, damselfish, blue chromis, trunkfish, moray eels (couple of varieties), blue tangs, doctor fish, flying fish (on the Blue Hole trip), grunts, graysby, basslets, puffers, gobies, file fish, turtles, flounders, lobster, banded coral shrimp, lettuce leaf slug».

These include stone - and scorpion fish and a resident school of drummers But also damselfish and sometimes you might spot a frogfish.

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.

The fame of this dive site comes from the density and diversity of the hard coral growth that populates its shallow waters, offering shelter for a considerable quantity of smaller fishes, like damselfishes, parrotfishes, wrasses, anthians and more.

The diversity and density of both hard and soft coral species was astonishing and hosted different species of reef fishes like Parrotfish, Wrasses, Anthias, Damselfish of a vast array of colors.

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

Besides that, also spotted were a Day Octopus, Ribbon Eel, besides a considerable amount of smaller fishes (anthis, damselfishes, etc) cruising close to the coral formations.

Instead, the fishermen are acting after watching environmental conservation groups petition to add many more species to the endangered list in recent years, like dozens of corals, seven different damselfish and a rare dolphin called a false killer whale, said Philip Fernandez, the coalition's president.