Chimps do it, birds do it, and now it turns out that fish do it, too - they all use tools of one kind or another to catch whatever they need to eat. Giacomo Bernardi, an evolutionary biologist at UC ...

Mirror tests are used to assess an animal’s response to its reflection. Explore how fish react and learn if they possess self-awareness. In February, a team of researchers published a paper showing ...

Do you know that the fish here in Hawai‘i go to the dentist on a regular basis to have their teeth cleaned? From large sharks to young yellow tangs, they all get free dental work, but they must go to ...

If THERE is one fish that seems to be high on everyone’s tropical bucket list, it has to be the napoleon wrasse. Also known as a humpheaded or maori wrasse, this species inhabits coral reefs in ...

A cleaner wrass with an island jack customer. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Not all fish ...

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It’s not easy for fish to clean themselves, without limbs or digits to scrub those hard-to-reach places. Fortunately for them, coral reefs come with cleaning stations. At particular sites, an itchy ...

Change, an inevitable and natural aspect of life, is occasionally dramatic or surprising. Wrasses comprise one of the largest families (Labridae) of fish and are ubiquitous inhabitants of tropical ...

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 ...

Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) approved regulating trade in humphead wrasse, a giant coral reef fish threatened by the luxury food trade in Asia.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Please ...