Ancient Fish Fossils Give Insight Into Evolutionary History Of Gobioid Order
LMU Fish fossils that are about 23 million years old give unprecedented insight into the evolutionary history of the gobioid order, one of the most species-rich groups among the modern bony fishes. Researchers led by paleontologist Professor...
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The Eviota pamae was discovered in February by William Mathews Brooks and announced in the in the April edition of the International Journal of Ichthyology. The Journal also featured the new species on its cover. San Francisco, California (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 Last February, William Mathews Brooks of San Francisco identified a new species of coral reef fish, specifically of the goby (Gobiidae) genus, from the Indonesian seas. The new species, Eviota pamae, is a brightly colored orange and...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When toxic seaweed threatens the health of coral, what does the coral do? It calls for help, of course. A new study, published in Science, reveals that corals under attack send signals to fish "bodyguards." The fish respond quickly, moving in to trim back the toxic alga that can kill the coral if not removed in a timely manner. A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has found evidence that these mutualistic fish respond to...
