As oceans warm, coral reef fish might prefer to move rather than adapt Date: October 5, 2016 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: Scientists have new evidence that coral-reef fish -- who ...

Dr Sam Purkis from the National Coral Reef Institute in Florida, US, led the research. He explained that, in most cases, reefs did not form on a template. "They are their own template," he said.

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.

More information: Julian Lilkendey et al, Herbivorous fish feeding dynamics and energy expenditure on a coral reef: Insights from stereo‐video and AI‐driven 3D tracking, Ecology and Evolution ...