Jellylike plankton fuel bigger, fastergrowing reef fish across the IndoPacific
Apr 15, 2026
New research led by James Cook University shows huge differences in fish biomass and fish productivity between Caribbean and Indo-Pacific coral reefs, driven by the consumption of jelly-like gelatinous plankton. For their study published in the journal Nature Ecology Evolution, the JCU-led team of
Australian scientists analyzed 2.5 million plankton-eating fish observations, revealing fundamental differences in fish size, quantity, and growth between the two reef realms. ...read more read less