coral fishes — Pomacentroid Po ma*cen troid, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the {Pomacentrid[ae]}, a family of bright colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; often called {coral fishes}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coral sand — from a beach on Aruba Coral sand is sand of particles originating in tropical and sub tropical marine environments from bioerosion of limestone skeletal material of marine organisms. One example of this process is that of parrot fishes which bite … Wikipedia
Coral reef fish — The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish… … Wikipedia
Coral Triangle — National parks in the Coral Triangle The Coral Triangle is a geographical term so named as it refers to a roughly triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste … Wikipedia
Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit … Wikipedia
Coral catshark — Coral catshark … Wikipedia
Coral Reefs: The Forgotten Rain Forests of the Sea — ▪ 1998 by Clive R. Wilkinson Because they harbour great concentrations of biodiversity, coral reefs have been called the rain forests of the sea. With hundreds of species of corals and fishes frequently found on a single reef, metre for… … Universalium
coral fish — noun : any of numerous bright colored fishes living among coral reefs (as members of the families Chaetodontidae, Apogonidae, and Pomacentridae) … Useful english dictionary
fishes — noun /ˈfɪʃɪz/ a) multiple kinds of fish b) Coral bleaching threatens to disrupt the population equilibria of the reef’s fishes … Wiktionary
angel fishes — Squamipen Squam i*pen (skw[a^]m [i^]*p[e^]n or skw[=a] m[i^] ), n.; pl. {Squamipennes} ( p[e^]n n[=e]z). [L. squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
