After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

Viewers of Sunday’s episode of Blue Planet 2 were treated to the spectacle of parrotfish eating stony coral, only for it to emerge the other end as sand. Through this process, a single parrotfish can ...

A parrotfish feeds on coral reef. (CN) – As the world's coral reefs face danger from ever increasing water temperatures brought on by global warming, a study released Monday finds that parrotfish ...

Arguably, one of the best parts about visiting a beach is digging your toes in the sand, but have you ever wondered where all these grains came from? Turns out, the majority of sand grains found on ...

A dead parrotfish is displayed on the ground at Long Key Bridge Monday, May 26, 2025. Monroe County Sheriff's Office Two Homestead men were given notices to appear in court after a Florida Keys deputy ...

The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral makes passing reference to an extraordinary claim: Beaches are made of parrotfish poop. Here’s the thinking: These colorful beaked creatures of the reefs eat ...

You'll probably hear the parrotfish before you see them. The animals chomp through solid rock and coral with fused beaks. When you're snorkeling on one of Hawaii's reefs, the noise is unmistakable.

Marine scientists find that the space bullethead parrotfish use is influenced more by competition than by fear of predators. It's a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear ...

Sleep in fish may look different from humans, but rest is essential for survival. Here’s what experts have to say about fish sleep. A protective mucous cocoon surrounds this parrotfish as it sleeps in ...

A vividly coloured fish could be the key to saving the Caribbean's coral reefs from plummeting into terminal decline, scientists claim. Their research forecasts that reefs risk being damaged beyond ...

Two Homestead men were given notices to appear in court after a Florida Keys deputy found them with dead parrotfish Monday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Willie Guerra, one ...