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Reef Fish Feeding Behaviors
Reef fishes feed on a variety of different organisms. Many employ different tactics to effectively exploit
plants and animals. In this CoralRealm guide, we will examine the food habits and feeding behavior of coral
reef bony fishes. This includes expansive text as well as numerous photos. In this, the first installment,
we will examine the different reef fish food habit categories.
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Butterflyfish Feeding Habits
The butterflyfishes are some of the most conspicuous of all reef fishes.
They exhibit a variety of interesting feeding modes, which we will examine in
detail in this multi-piece CoralRealm feature article. Includes numerous
photos and more than 80 species profiles!
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Angling for Dinner -
Reef Fishes that Lure
Have you heard about the eel that has a lure on its tongue? Learn about this
species and some of the other lesser-known luring reef fishes in this
article.
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Angel Food!
Learn about the food habits and feeding behavior of these heavenly fishes in
this slide show. This includes a detailed look at what and how they eat, as
well as info on their feeding anatomy. This course includes 31 amazing photos
of angelfishes and their food!
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Gone Fishing!
The frogfishes are well-known for their angling behavior. But few
observations have been made on their luring behavior in the wild. Until now!
Check out these exciting new discoveries and see photos documenting their
unusual hunting methods.
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Cleaner Fishes
Why do fish clean? Who cleans who? Are cleaner fishes
ever eaten by predators? Find the answers to these and other questions in our article on the private
lives of cleaner fishes.
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Hunting Partners
Predatory fishes employ a number of different strategies to
outwit their quarry. Discover how certain fishes take advantage of, or cooperate with
their neighbors to capture their prey.
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Chromatic Chaos: Color Forms of the Longlure Frogfish
(Antennarius multiocellatus)
The chromatic variety of frogfishes seems almost infinite. In this article we examine
the many color forms of the most common Caribbean frogfish.
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