A huge school of convict tangs scours the reef in Hanauma Bay, Oahu. Large schools of herbivorous fish like these tangs are an indicator of a healthy coral reef ecosystem. Corals thrive in nutrient poor environments around the tropics. But if there is an influx of nutrients then algae can quickly overgrow and smother the reef. These fish schools help keep that algae in check.
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