Endangered humphead wrasse gets a lifeline from facial recognition tech

Mongabay
Jun 23, 2025, 5:01 pm181 ptsTrendingTop
Among the many spectacular reef fishes swimming the Indo-Pacific corals, from Africa to Oceania, is the big-eyed, bulge-faced, thick-lipped, blue-green humphead wrasse, also known as the Napoleon wrasse. It’s among the world’s largest reef fish, sought for its flavor and coveted as a status symbol meal in…

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