Fish mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and
they possess important biological and ecological functions. Fish mucus research is …

Taxonomically diverse marine, freshwater and terrestrial organisms have evolved the
capacity to synthesize, accumulate and metabolize a variety of UV-absorbing substances …

This review summarizes current knowledge on ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced cellular
and molecular damage in marine ectotherms (invertebrates and fish). UVR impairs sperm …

Abstract Current levels of Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) represent a significant threat to many
fish species. The first studies on the effects of UVR on organisms were performed on fish at …

Reef flats, typically a low‐relief carbonate and sand habitat in shallow water leeward of the
reef crest, are one of the most extensive zones on Pacific coral reefs. This shallow zone …

Why do some marine fishes exhibit striking patterns of natural red fluorescence? In this
study, we contrast two non-exclusive hypotheses:(i) that UV absorption by fluorescent …

Vision and photoentrainment in fishes are vital for feeding, avoiding predation, spatial
orientation, navigation, social communication and the synchronization of many homeostatic …

Mucus secretion provides an interface with unique and multifunctional properties between
the epithelial cells of many aquatic organisms and their surrounding environment. Indeed …

Coral reef fishes were recently discovered to have ultraviolet (UV) radiation screening
compounds, most commonly known as mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), in their …

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the photochemically most reactive waveband of incident solar
irradiation. Despite high absorption in aquatic environments, UVR causes numerous …