The tropical setting is postcard perfect. A palm tree on a deserted white beach surrounded by turquoise water imprints itself on my mind as I roll backward off the boat in full scuba gear. Just six ...

Scientists reveal the torrid, adulterous love lives of the mouth-brooding cardinalfish. The male fish of this species carries the eggs in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. Until now the species ...

Like an anatomical panic room, the mouth of a cardinalfish might just be the safest place in the ocean if you’re an unhatched fry. With razor-sharp teeth framing its gaping maw, the male tiger ...

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Scientists who have observed and studied cardinalfish — a tiny species that inhabits shallow marine habitats, such as coral reefs — know that even when its larvae are dispersed over a distance of ...

The cardinalfish has survived for 50 million years, but its most successful survival strategy could be undone by rapid global warming. Cardinalfish breed several times a year, with the female ...

WASHINGTON— NOAA Fisheries has announced a proposed rule to ban the import and export of threatened Banggai cardinalfish, following a 2021 petition from conservation groups. “Far too many of these ...

The global trade in ornamental fish is a multibillion-dollar business involving the annual global export of around 2 billion fish from 2,500 freshwater and marine species. Many are captured from the ...