A tiny coral reef-dwelling fish called the pygmy goby has taken the record as the shortest-lived vertebrate. The pygmy goby lives an average of 59 days, pipping the previous record holder, an African ...

In a finding that broadens our understanding of the limits of animal "life history"--the life events that characterize a species's reproduction and survival strategy--researchers at James Cook ...

Tiny fish living on the Great Barrier Reef live fast, die young and leave a very beautiful corpse. Martial Depczynski and David Bellwood, of James Cook University in Townsville, have discovered the ...

The post Shortest Life Cycles Among Major Animal Classes appeared first on A-Z Animals. Life on Earth is incredibly diverse, even when it comes to lifespans. While some animals live for hundreds of ...

A yellow pygmy goby floats inside its human-made home: a discarded bottle lying on the seabed. Wayne set up his camera a few centimetres from the bottle’s narrow opening, and focused on the goby’s ...

STARE at this picture for too long and you could become hypnotised. This extreme close-up, with only those incredible emerald eyes in focus, has a distinct otherworldly feel. The animal is a yellow ...