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The story of coral reef bleaching ramifications continues to unfold with an international study revealing the long-term impacts on fish populations and associated ecosystems. Scientists found considerable increases in large, long-living herbivorous fish such as surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), parrotfish (Labridae-Scarini) and rabbitfish (Siganidae) around lizard island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which has suffered extensive coral loss. But this has come at a cost.
