An exploratory expedition describes two deep-sea, low-oxygen ecosystems in the Red Sea, including some surprising fish. The findings are published in PNAS Nexus. Persistent oxygen-depleted zones ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

Visitors to the shores of Eilat in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea ... resulting in extensive mortality of coral reef fish. However, after examining sea temperatures before and during the ...

DESCRIPTION: Humphead wrasse are enormous reef fish, having been measured ... Juveniles and females are primarily a red-orange color, which fades to white on their bellies. HABITAT: Sometimes referred ...

It spans 1,400 miles and is home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of ... "It's not simple." 5. Red Sea Coral Reef The Red Sea Coral Reef located between Asia and ...

Unlike cold space, it lives and breathes, and in its universe are galaxies of fish and coral ... red sea whips, and water with the clarity of crystal. Was paradise intact? he wondered. “Some ree ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

“Contaminants ingested by commercial fish species can accumulate ... A 2015 publication on coral reefs suggested “coral cover throughout the (Red Sea) region averaged about 20 percent with ...

whether this system is capable of fully restoring the functionality of a pristine coral reef remains to be seen," warns Zentner. Regarding red coral, it only makes sense to apply this methodology ...