Grouper

Keeping Bumblebee grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus is sometimes sold as a freshwater species or claimed to be a “marine species adapted to freshwater”. This is very… Read More »Are Bumblebee Groupers Freshwater?

A starfish has a characteristic sea-like taste that is salty and briny. On the inside, the meat has a semi-solid consistency and tastes pretty good… Read More »Do Starfish Have Meat?

The giant triton is a large marine snail that inhabits coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region. They are particularly fond of eating crown-of-thorns starfish, a… Read More »Can Snails Eat A Starfish?

Adults eat only fish, while juveniles eat a variety of fish and invertebrates (e.g., shrimp and crabs). What does the grouper fish eat? They habitually… Read More »Does Grouper Eat Shrimp?

Divers inject the starfish with either vinegar or bile salt solution, and leave them in place on the reef. These controls techniques kill quickly and… Read More »What Kills A Starfish?

Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks cause significant damage to coral reefs across large spatial scales, and are one of the major causes of coral decline across the… Read More »Why Is Crown-Of-Thorn Starfish A Problem?

An adult crown-of-thorns starfish can live up to nine months without eating. During an outbreak, which is when 15 or more COTS are found in… Read More »Do Starfish Destroy Coral Reefs?

Predators of adult crown-of-thorns starfish include the giant triton snail, the humphead Maori wrasse, starry pu erfish and titan trigger fish. Predators of juvenile starfish… Read More »What Eats The Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish?

The crown-of-thorns starfish poison includes a chemical compound named saponin, which is poisonous for both humans and fish. A crown-of-thorns starfish sting can cause numbness,… Read More »Can Humans Eat Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish?

And even more astonishing, with other species: grouper fish and giant moray eels work together to flush out prey! This inter-species relationship was first discovered… Read More »Do Groupers And Eels Work Together?