The Indian Ocean is the third largest body of water ... In this particular reef, yellow butterfly fish and moon wrasse have been witnessed cleaning shark bites on manta rays.

DESCRIPTION: Humphead wrasse are enormous reef fish, having been measured as ... once the larvae have hatched, settle to the ocean floor. LIFE CYCLE: Humphead wrasse are long-lived for fish, known to ...

Image: Aldabra in the Indian Ocean is one of the world's most heavily ... Aldabra in the Seychelles There are huge numbers of fish on the reef, and because there is no commercial fishing they ...

A severe marine heat wave in the Indian Ocean ... Reef, the Rowley Shoals and Rottnest Island are also at risk. Damage ...

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden ... The marine life of Socotra is also very diverse, with 253 species of reef-building corals, 730 species of coastal fish and ...

While all islands have their own reef to explore ... white as the smiles of the locals, where fish swim happily in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, where the weather is a dream, and the ...

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.