Teleost fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth. On tropical coral reefs,
their species richness exceeds 6000 species; one tenth of total vertebrate biodiversity. A …

How coral reefs survive as oases of life in low-productivity oceans has puzzled scientists for
centuries. The answer may lie in internal nutrient cycling and/or input from the pelagic zone …

Tropical ectotherms are hypothesized to be vulnerable to environmental changes, but
cascading effects of organismal tolerances on the assembly and functioning of reef fish …

Ecological niches hold critical information concerning the eco-evolutionary dynamics that
govern biodiversity and abundance patterns. Cryptobenthic reef fishes account for …

Small docks and floats are common in estuaries and coastal waters worldwide. These
structures serve a role in coastal recreation by facilitating access to waterways. However …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding emerges as a powerful method, allowing a
more exhaustive investigation of fish fauna than any other methods. Yet, the general use of …

Human influence along the coastline is a significant threat to biodiversity and includes the
alteration or replacement of natural habitat with artificial structures. Infrastructure such as …

The sinking of artificial structures has become increasingly common around the world, but
whether the artificial structures favour or disfavour fish diversity remain under debate …

Surveys to document coral-reef fish assemblages are often limited to visually conspicuous
species, thus excluding a significant proportion of the biodiversity. Through standardized …

Biodiversity inventories and monitoring techniques for marine fishes often overlook small (<
5 cm), bottom‐associated ('cryptobenthic') fishes, and few standardized, comparative …