A FISH species examines itself in the mirror before deciding whether to fight in what scientists call the first instance of animal self-awareness. The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is native to the ...
Both sides were happy: the finches got food and the booby got rid of parasites, much like the cleaner wrasses and their clientele (see page 92). But trying conditions create tough birds—and the ...
Worked a decade in the Caribbean and almost three decades in SE Asia and Pacific. Focus on reef fishes, reproduction, conservation and ... Groupers and Wrasses and relatives are among the most highly ...
Most Labropsis I have seen have been relatively peaceful wrasses and mix OK with most other reef fishes, so these should go OK in a medium sized fish-only system containing similar sized fishes. Water ...
Facilitative interactions are also a hallmark of coral reef ecosystems. Juvenile wrasses, blennies, gobies, and shrimps live on large corals that are frequented by large fishes that are often ...