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Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

"While some coral reef fish in the Arabian Gulf show slight adaptability to increasing temperatures, many do not," added Burt, who is also the co-principal investigator at the Mubadala ACCESS Center.