Marine Fish
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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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Christmas Tree Worms: Facts, Marine Habitat, Food
Everything you need to know about theses dazzling, filter-feeding marine creatures
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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
Species

Boxfish: An Evolutionary Guide to Self-preservation
Boxfishes have a fully loaded arsenal of defences against predators, including an armour and lethal poisons
Species

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

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

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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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

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
Photo Story

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

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

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
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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.
Species

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
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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