Daytime (diurnal) ecological studies far outpace night-time (nocturnal) studies (Gaston, 2019;Park, 1940). This diurnal research bias in ecology, likely driven by a plethora of logistical challenges, is exacerbated in submerged aquatic systems where light is naturally scarce, and where organisms must be studied in situ. Coral reefs typify this disparity resulting in a fragmentary understanding of the ecological functions performed by coral reef organisms during the nocturnal period. This is true even for major biological components

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