'Antisocial' damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers -- and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown. Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt 'cleaning services' vital to the health ...

The intricate relationships between cleaner fish and cleaner shrimp underpin some of the most compelling examples of mutualism in coral reef ecosystems. These interactions involve smaller organisms ...

Reef ecology Baby damselfish do better on coral reefs that are inhabited by other fish that keep them free of parasites, a new study has found. The findings are published today in the Royal Society ...

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A cleaner goby cleans a grouper in a Caribbean coral reef. These little fish clean much bigger fish of parasites and bacteria. Where do you go when you’re a fish and you need a skincare treatment?

The cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus often touches 'client' reef fish dorsal fin areas with its pelvic and pectoral fins. The relative spatial positions of cleaner and client remain constant and ...

Television ads often use animals to sell things. How many animals, though, advertise for themselves? Cleaner shrimp do—their bold stripes and antennae movements advertise their services to fish ...

Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital to the health of reefs. And climate change may mean this is only likely to get worse. The meal of choice for the Caribbean cleaner ...

Where do you go when you’re a fish and you need a skincare treatment? Coral reefs contain natural “beauty salons,” lively social hubs of activity where fish “clients” swim up and wait to be serviced ...