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Angelfish: Bright Blues and Graceful Swims
Among the most conspicuous fish of shallow waters of tropical coral reefs, angelfish stand out with their angular bodies, striking colouration, mesmerising patterns, and long, graceful fins
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Damselfish: Facts, Habitats, Courtship
Everything you need to know about these dazzling farmers of the coral reefs
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Angelfish: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about these brilliantly coloured tropical coral reef fish
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Damselfish: The Farmers of the Reef
Colourful and charismatic and with elaborate courtship rituals, damselfish protect their territories fiercely, defending small patches of turf algae as they farm and cultivate them meticulously
Species
Save the Whale Sharks of the Lakshadweep Islands
The largest fish in our oceans has thrived in the pristine waters of the Lakshadweep islands, but unregulated large-scale fishing, dumping of waste, and increased ship traffic have disturbed the reefs and the marine diversity of this region
Conservation
Guitarfish and Giant Guitarfishes: Facts, Sensory Systems, Threats
All you need to know about these elusive, underappreciated cousins of stingrays
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Moray Eels: Facts, Size, Habitat, Hunting Strategies
Everything you need to know about these dragons of the sea
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Demand for Shark Meat Fuelled by Restaurants
A survey of seafood restaurants in 10 coastal states of India found that they form an important part of domestic supply chains for shark meat
Conservation
Tetraodontiform Fish and the Art of Self-Defence
These tropical marine fishes have evolved various defence strategies to protect themselves — ranging from having tough, leathery skin, spines, and horns to inflating their bodies and exuding toxins
Photo Story
Triggerfish: Facts, Habits, Threats
All you need to know about this fish found around coral reefs
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Tenacious Triggerfish: The Territorial Reef Residents
Though they have a well-deserved reputation for being aggressive and protective of their territory, these colourful fish also play a key role in the marine ecosystem
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Parrotfish: Facts, Habits, Threats
All you need to know about this multi-coloured fish that poop sand
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Moray Eels: Top Predators with an Arsenal of Defences
Moray eels are unique in appearance, breaking all fish stereotypes. They are apex predators of coral reefs, with unique adaptations that give them a survival advantage
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Parrotfish: Rainbows in the Reef
Colourful, sex-changing, sand-pooping fish that feed on algae and keep coral reefs healthy
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Hawkfish: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about these ambush predators of the reef
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Whale Shark: Facts, Diet, Conservation
All you need to know about the largest living fish
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Butterflyfish: Facts, Habits, Jaw Morphologies
All you need to know about these brightly coloured fish
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Boxfish: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about these toxin-secreting box-shaped fish
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Butterflyfish in a Coral Garden
In warm, tropical seas, these brightly coloured and intricately patterned fish are well adapted to eat coral and to defend themselves against predators
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Boxfish: An Evolutionary Guide to Self-preservation
Boxfishes have a fully loaded arsenal of defences against predators, including an armour and lethal poisons
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Lionfish: Facts, Habitat, Venom
All you need to know about this nocturnal, marine, native fish
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Celebrating the Festive Season with an Underwater Christmas Tree
T’is the season to be jolly!
Gleaming and glittering, Christmas tree worms know all about being festive! Found on coral reefs in warm waters worldwide, these bristly colourful worms come in different hues and shades.
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Good News for the Sharks?
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Krem Umladaw: The Descent into Darkness
Few have descended into the absolute darkness of Krem Umladaw. It is one of India's deepest vertical caves and extremely tricky to navigate. However, a rare creature waits at its base. Join Dhritiman Mukherjee and team on an expedition to document the barely known ecosystem.
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Beauty or Beast? The Lionfish Conundrum
Lionfish leave some spellbound while others loathe them. A brief story of these expert ambush predators that have spread from their native homes in the Indo-Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, creating a lionfish invasion crisis
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Sharks: Facts, Jaws, Threats
All you need to know about the apex predators of the ocean
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Small Fish: Thumbelinas of the Sea
Peek into the world of tiny fish and their short, challenging lives packed with colour, diversity, and extraordinary behaviour
Photo Story
Bright and Bristly: Christmas Tree Worms and Their Festive Whorls
These fascinating marine creatures with spiralling plumes gently waving with the ocean’s currents live exclusively within the protection of calcareous tubes they build in corals
Species
The Blue-Striped Fangblenny Works Smart, Not Hard
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Hawkfish Hues: Of Underwater Hunts and Hairy Spines
Hawkfishes are ambush reef predators and, like their bird counterparts, perch on an elevated surface like coral or rock to observe prey before diving in for the kill
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Seahorses: Facts, Diet, Threats
All you need to know about these well-camouflaged marine fish
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The Fish That Quit Horsing Around
Having evolved 25 million years ago, seahorses are unparalleled in their body structure, behaviour and ecology
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Frightened by A Fish
A marine biologist and diver recounts the times she’s been scared out of the ocean by unnerving encounters with different fish
Wild Vault
So Long, and Thanks for All the Plastic
Why are sea creatures from tiny zooplankton to the great whales devouring plastics at such alarmingly high rates?
Conservation
Walking with Mudskippers: A Fish That’s Happy Out of Water
Large googly eyes and a pair of pectoral fins that work like front legs are only two of the multi-faceted adaptations these finger-sized fish have made to survive in two completely different realms
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Great Barracuda: Shiny and Scary but Surprisingly Shy
The great barracuda evokes both fear and fascination. It is lightning fast when catching prey but otherwise lives a life of quiet composure within the deep blue
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Friends in Low Places: Connecting with the Ocean
If we can build a healthy curiosity and sense of wonder about the ocean, we’ve taken the critical first step to further its conservation
Conservation
Fishy Quandary: A Nexus of Livelihoods and Native Fish
Without healthy freshwater ecosystems, there is neither hope for indigenous fish species nor humankind
Conservation
Community Efforts Guide Mahseer Protection in Meghalaya
Locals manage 79 fish sanctuaries in the state that support a wide variety of fish
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Protecting the Sacred Fish of the Cauvery
Religious lore, temples, and the impact of inadvertent conservation in the Cauvery basin
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Mudskippers: Facts, Appearance, Amphibious Fish
All you need to know about these amphibious fish
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Hump-backed Mahseer: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about this critically endangered freshwater fish
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Common Venomous Reef Creatures of the Shallow Seas
Among the multitude of fish on reefs are a vast array of venomous stingers. Though most use their poison in self-defence and to hunt, they will also strike at perceived threats
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Cleaning Symbiosis: Underwater Hygiene with the Ocean’s Favourite Cleaning Experts
Cleaner wrasses and cleaner shrimps feed on parasites for a living. This, in turn, helps animals that want parasites removed from their bodies, and results in a healthier ecosystem
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Golden Mahseer: Facts, Threats, Habitat
Learn everything you need to know about the endangered golden mahseer
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How Goa is Emerging as the New Shark-Eating Destination
As Goa gears up for tourists post-pandemic, restaurants are promoting their food on social media, and shark meat preparations are the most popular among them
Conservation
Humpback Mahseer: Big Fish in a Small World
The once abundant “tiger of the Cauvery” has now shrunk to a few small pockets in the Cauvery basin. Protecting this fish is not just about the mahseer, it’s linked to the conservation of the larger riverine ecosystem
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Who Wears Pyjamas to Work? The Pyjama Sharks!
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Gulf of Mannar’s Corals Endangered by Marine Debris
Abandoned nets, plastic fish traps, ropes and lines make corals susceptible to injury, fragmentation, and disease, say researchers
Conservation
The Zen of Diving
Age is no bar for falling in love with the meditative, magical underwater landscapes of India’s Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands
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When a Mermaid Met a Herpetologist
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Proposed Hydropower Project Threatens the Bodh Fish
The ‘shark of Bastar' found in the Indravati river in Chhattisgarh, faces a perilous future due to the proposed Bodhghat Pariyojana project and indiscriminate hunting
News
Fish Discovered in Kerala may have Lived with the Last Dinosaurs
Genetically distinct from other snakehead fish worldwide, the Gollum snakehead is a living fossil, say scientists
Wild Vault
Cracking the Schooling Fish Code: The Andaman story
Fishes swimming in schools strategise, make decisions and use navigation and communication systems
Photo Story
The Mud Pack: Love, Life, and Strife in the Sundarbans
The Sundarbans mudflats are rife with tiny evolutionary curiosities that come alive with the waning tide — watch a battle in the muck, and the fine seduction of a fiddler crab
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Going with the Flow: Tale of the Golden Mahseer
These large, energetic fish live in deep stretches of rivers and mountain pools in the Himalayas, but twice a year they swim upstream to breed at higher altitudes
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COVID-19 Vaccine: The Shark Has a Few Suggestions
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Blennies: Facts, Lifespan, and Life on the Coral Reefs
Meet one of the cutest fish on the coral reef
Infographic
Ganges Shark: The One True River Shark of India
Under-researched and critically endangered, the Ganges shark is extremely susceptible to extinction
Conservation
Bewitching Blennies: Pixies of the Seas
Blennies are small, cute fish that are essential to the functioning of coral reef ecosystems. Being abundant and quick to reproduce, they are an important food source for predators.
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The Ray Needs a Ray of Hope
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Follow the Pufferfish for Underwater Art
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Great Barracuda: Facts, Size, Dangers
All you need to know about these adept marine hunters
Infographic
Satyajit Ray’s Underwater Fanclub
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Long Live the Greenland Sharks
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Nirvana is for Everyone
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Not Just Jaws: Shark Facts Fresh from Indian Seas
Docile zebra sharks are as conspicuous as aggressive tiger sharks, and other interesting tidbits on five (of numerous) species of shark that live in Indian waters
Wild Vault
Moray Eels: Delightful or Deadly?
Lightning fast moray eels with their razor sharp teeth look scarier than they are
Wild Vault