Wrasse fish use hard surfaces as tools to crack open prey. This behavior shows flexible thinking and environmental awareness.

Off the coast of Brazil, a scuba diver captured something remarkable on video: a wrasse fish gripped a mollusk in its mouth, ...

They are peaceful and can live alongside other species of marine fish, including other wrasses. Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus.

A new study has found fish using tools to open shellfish. Tool use is when creatures use an item to achieve to a goal, like ...

Mass coral mortality is the worst it has ever been. Some experts say neither side of politics is prepared to reckon with ...

DESCRIPTION: Humphead wrasse are enormous reef fish, having been measured as long as seven feet and weighing up to 420 pounds. The wrasse has thick, full lips and a forehead hump that becomes more ...

With sumptuous, fleshy lips and a bulbous, protruding forehead, the humphead wrasse is an unforgettable fish. This enormous, colorful coral-reef dweller is slow to reproduce, making it vulnerable to ...

is a species of wrasse with an astounding jaw. Its mouth can extend over half the length of the fish's body. The fish can protrude its jaws longer than any other on the planet. Peter Wainwright of ...

But these are more commonly known as wrasses. These are all saltwater fish that are found in coral reefs around the world. Since only some of the species in this family are called rainbowfish ...

Having studied marine biology it was no surprise to ... In fact, sex change is a very common reproductive strategy in many fish. Some, like the wrasse tend to change from female to male whereas ...

Bulletin of Marine Science. 60(3). 698-726. Drew ... Gonadal development in a giant threatened reef fish, the humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus, and its relationship to international trade. Journal ...