The Philippines is often highlighted as the global epicenter of marine biodiversity, yet
surveys of reef-associated fishes in this region rarely extend beyond shallow habitats. Here …

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE s) have historically been considered more stable than
shallow reefs and thus suggested to provide refuge to coral reef communities against natural …

Ctenophores or comb jellies represent the first diverging lineage of extant animals–sister to
all other Metazoa. As a result, they occupy a unique place in the biological sciences. Despite …

The variability in reef‐fish species assemblages was examined at three geographic
locations in the Philippines (Apo, Abra and Patn), each showing varying levels of …

Abstract Three new species of Chromis (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from the Philippines,
collected between 75–150 m depth, are described by a combination of morphological …

A new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) is described from three specimens
collected at 90 m depth in a mesophotic coral ecosystem at Rapa Nui, Chile. Chromis …

It was found that in the process of chlorination followed by activated carbon treatment, about
10 parts by weight of chlorine is required to oxidize 1 part of ammonia-nitrogen when the …