Visual signals, such as color patterns are an important communication medium for anemonefish. Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have recently elucidated how the patterns on ...

Scientists have discovered that female guppies choose males with uncommon color patterns to drive the evolution of their ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of why some closely-related species of an iconic reef fish have vastly different colour patterns, while others look very similar. Scientists have solved the mystery ...

Pigment patterns are among the most striking traits in animals, playing a role in predator avoidance, communication, and thermoregulation 1. Understanding how pigment patterns form and diversify is ...

Coral reef fishes, including clownfish, display a wide variety of colors but it remains unclear how these colors evolved or how they develop throughout a fish's life. Research published in BMC Biology ...

A fight between two juvenile tomato anemonefishes of a similar size, filmed in the wild. These highly territorial fish recognize each other by their color patterns and size. Growing up, you probably ...

Understanding the mechanisms underlying the successful invasion of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, a globally invasive species, is important in the field of invasion biology. The body color pattern of ...

DEAR NOLA’S MOM: These peppy little fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish are customarily kept as solo pets. The main colors include: blue, red, turquoise, yellow, white and orange — and there are ...

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Visual signals, such as color patterns are an important communication medium for anemonefish. Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have recently elucidated how the patterns on ...