reef

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These groups diversified into a wide range of reef fishes, some with alternative mouth structures.

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Over time, these tiny organisms reshaped the planet in enormous ways, including helping fill the atmosphere with oxygen and creating structures as durable as coral reefs.

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The study shows that many reef fish populations have been heavily overfished and are producing far below what they could support over the long term.

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Once there, the carbon combines with calcium released from the rocks to form shells and limestone reefs.

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One of these, D. africanum, historically flourished on rocky reefs along the coast of western Africa and around the Azores, generally at depths between five meters and 20 meters.

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